"The memory of all that is past is as nothing in comparison with the knowledge of what is to come."

"The greatest good is that which is chosen in preference to all others."

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"

"Just as a well-filled day brings blessed sleep, so a well-employed life brings a blessed death."

"Birds, being provided with wings, can always fly where they wish, and so can men, if they have wings."