One gains universal applause who mingles the useful with the agreeable, at once delighting and instructing the reader.
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth...
You traverse the world in search of happiness which is within the reach of every man. A contented mind confers it on all.
What’s well begun is half done.
Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.
In times of stress, be bold and valiant.
A picture is a poem without words.
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise - begin!
If matters go badly now, they will not always be so.
He wins every hand who mingles profit with pleasure.
Make a good use of the present.
A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
Whatever you want to teach, be brief.
No poems can please long or live that are written by water drinkers.
Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.
Don’t long for the unripe grape.
Anger is short-lived madness.
Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things.
A portion of mankind take pride in their vices and pursue their purpose; many more waver between doing what is right and complying with what is wrong.