Splendidly mendacious. [Lat., Splendide mendax.].

Success in the affairs of life often serves to hide one's abilities, whereas adversity frequently gives one an opportunity to discover them..

A good scare is worth more than good advice..

Pleasure bought with pain does harm..

A word once uttered can never be recalled..

Labor diligently to increase your property..

What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?.

Neither men, nor gods, nor booksellers' shelves permit ordinary poets to exist. [Lat., Mediocribus esse poetis Non homines, non di, non concessere co….

We are more speedily and fatally corrupted by domestic examples of vice, and particularly when they are impressed on our minds as from authority..

We are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others..

A wise God shrouds the future in obscure darkness..

A mind that is charmed by false appearances refuses better things. [Lat., Acclinis falsis animus meliora recusat.].

Stronger than thunder's winged force All-powerful gold can speed its course; Through watchful guards its passage make, And loves through solid walls ….

The great virtue of parents is a great dowry..

Keep clear of courts: a homely life transcends The vaunted bliss of monarchs and their friends..

If virtue holds the secret, don't defer; Be off with pleasure, and be on with her..

Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone..

Words challenge eternity..

To teach is to delight..

Work at it night and day..

When we try to avoid one fault, we are led to the opposite, unless we be very careful..