The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.
O, it is excellent to have a giant's strength; but it is tyrannous to use it like a giant.
Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others.
To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level.
Always seek out the seed of triumph in every adversity.
My friends are my estate.
A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.