Silence And Modesty Are Very Valuable Qualities

Every Abridgement Of A Good Book Is A Fool Abridged.

If I Am To Serve As An Instrument Of Deceit, At Least Let It Be With A Clear Conscience. I Do Not Want To Be Considered Either So Affectionate Or So Loyal A Servant As To Be Found Fit To Betray Anyone.

In My Youth I Studied For Ostentation; Later, A Little To Gain Wisdom; Now, For Recreation; Never For Gain.

It Is A Rare Life That Remains Orderly Even In Private.

Certainly, If He Still Has Himself, A Man Of Understanding Has Lost Nothing.