I Prefer Tongue-tied Knowledge To Ignorant Loquacity.

Life Is Short, But Art Lives Forever.

Every Animal Loves Itself.

I Do Not Wish To Die: But I Care Not If I Were Dead. [lat., Emori Nolo: Sed Me Esse Mortuum Nihil Aestimo.]

It Is The Stain And Disgrace Of The Age To Envy Virtue, And To Be Anxious To Crush The Very Flower Of Dignity.

In Prosperity Let Us Most Carefully Avoid Pride, Disdain, And Arrogance.