Composition Is For The Most Part An

I Would Injure No Man, And Should Provoke No Resentment. I Would Relieve Every Distress, And Should Enjoy The Benedictions Of Gratitude. I Would Choose My Friends Among The Wise And My Wife Among The Virtuous, And Therefore Should Be In No Danger From Treachery Or Unkindness. My Children Should By My Care Be Learned And Pious, And Would Repay To My Age What Their Childhood Had Received.

Time Quickly Puts An End To Artificial And Accidental Fame

Exert Your Talents, And Distinguish Yourself, And Don't Think Of Retiring From The World, Until The World Will Be Sorry That You Retire.

Life Is A Progress From Want To Want, Not From Enjoyment To Enjoyment.

The Man Who Feels Himself Ignorant Should, At Least, Be Modest.