The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.

Prosperity makes few friends.

The fool is like those people who think themselves rich with little.

The conscience of the dying belies their life.

When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, it is a proof that it should be rejected.

The wicked are always surprised to find ability in the good.

Clearness ornaments profound thoughts.

Great thoughts come from the heart.

Indolence is the sleep of the mind.

It is difficult to esteem a man as highly as he would wish.

Obscurity is the realm of error.

Patience is the art of hoping.

The maxims of men reveal their characters.