We must not only obtain Wisdom: we must enjoy her.
At feasts, remember that you are entertaining two guests, body and soul. What you give to the body, you presently lose; what you give to the soul, you keep for ever.
Even as the Sun doth not wait for prayers and incantations to rise, but shines forth and is welcomed by all: so thou also wait not for clapping of hands and shouts and praise to do thy duty; nay, do good of thine own accord, and thou wilt be loved like the Sun.
Nature hath given men one tongue but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak.
Not for ourselves alone are we born.
The life of the dead is placed on the memories of the living. The love you gave in life keeps people alive beyond their time. Anyone who was given love will always live on in another’s heart.
We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.
