To Listen Closely And Reply Well Is

Ordinary Men Commonly Condemn What Is Beyond Them.

The Passions Of Youth Are Not More Dangerous To Health Than Is The Lukewarmness Of Old Age.

In The Human Heart One Generation Of Passions Follows Another; From The Ashes Of One Springs The Spark Of The Next.

The Vices Enter Into The Composition Of The Virtues, As Poisons Into That Of Medicines. Prudence Collects And Arranges Them, And Uses Them Beneficially Against The Ills Of Life.

Old People Love To Give Good Advice; It Compensates Them For Their Inability To Set A Bad Example.