"It is a proof of wisdom not to do what others do, but what is right."

"A dung beetle is a more welcome guest than a backbiter."

"The greatest part of our happiness depends on our dispositions, not on our circumstances."

"What is the whole life of mortals, but a sort of comedy, in which various persons, disguised in various costumes and masks, walk forth and play their respective parts, until the manager waves them off…"

"Everyone is a little foolish, except the fool who thinks he is wise."