"True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor ..." — Marcus Tullius Cicero

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if you pursue evil with pleasure, the pleasure passes away and the evil remains.

Never injure a friend, even in jest.

A friend is, as it were, a second self.