“A true friend unbosoms freely advises justly assists readily adventures boldly and takes all patiently”

“No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself.”

“Tranquil pleasures last the longest; we are not fitted to bear the burden of great joys.”

“Unquiet meals make ill digestions; therefore the happiness of a man's life is to be measured not by the great feasts, but by the frequency of his simple, pleasant repasts.”