At twenty the will rules; at thirty the intellect; at forty the judgment. - Baltasar Gracián

moral cowardice lowers one more than physical. Many have had eminent qualities, yet, for want of a stout heart, they passed inanimate lives and found a tomb in their own sloth. Wise Nature has thoughtfully combined in the bee the sweetness of its honey with the sharpness of its sting. lv

Triviality is annoying, and in a person's character, tedious. To keep coming back to a disagreement is a kind of mania.

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.