“In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds.”

“Friends are an aid to the young, to guard them from error; to the elderly, to attend to their wants and to supplement their failing power of action; to those in the prime of life, to assist them to noble deeds. ”

“Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.”

“Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old age.”

“Young people are in a condition like permanent intoxication, because life is sweet and they are growing.”

“Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those the art of living well.”

“Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.”