It is fruition, and not possession, that renders us happy. Montaigne.
It is generally a sign of a small mind to think differently from great minds. Goethe.
It is given us to live only once in the world. Goethe.
It is good for a man to be driven, were it by never such harsh methods, into looking at this great universe with his own eyes, for himself and not for another, and trying to adjust himself truly there. Carlyle.
It is good that we sometimes be contradicted, 5 and that we always bear it well; for perfect peace cannot be had in this world. Jeremy Taylor.
It is good to do nothing bad, but better to wish nothing bad. M. Claudius.
It is good to fear the worst; the best can save itself. Pr.
It is good to lend to God and the soil; they pay good interest. Dan. Pr.
It is good to rub and polish our brains against that of others. Montaigne.
It is great, it is manly, to disdain disguise. 10 Young.