“Memory is the mother of all wisdom.”

“By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.”

“Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter - Like a fair picture; when misfortune comes - A wet sponge at one blow has blurred the painting.”

“Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety.”

“It is good even for old men to learn wisdom.”

“Memory is the mother of all wisdom.”

“Of prosperity mortals can never have enough.”

“There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.”

“The words of truth are simple.”

“There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart's controls.”

“God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.”