“Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.”

“True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... To find one real friend in a lifetime is a good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.”

“Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.”

“Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.”

“One should cultivate good habits of memory, for it is capable of making existence a Paradise or an Inferno.”

“Two kinds of people are good at foreseeing danger: those who have learned at their own expense, and the clever people who learn a great deal at the expense of others.”

“Oh life, you should never had begun, but since you did, you should never end”