76
I put no account on him who esteems himself just as the popular breath may chance to raise him.
Goethe.
77
He who seeks wealth sacrifices his own pleasure, and, like him who carries burdens for others, bears the load of anxiety.
Hitopadesa.
78
Circumspection in calamity; mercy in greatness; good speeches in assemblies; fortitude in adversity: these are the self-attained perfections of great souls.
Hitopadesa.
79
The best preacher is the heart; the best teacher is time; the best book is the world; the best friend is God.
Talmud.
80
A woman will not throw away a garland, though soiled, which her lover gave: not in the object lies a present’s worth, but in the love which it was meant to mark.
Bhāravi.