That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty.

It is quality rather than quantity that matters.

That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.

Health is the soul that animates all the enjoyments of life, which fade and are tasteless without it.

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.