Mateo Alemán

Friends should be sought like good books. Happiness does not lie in having many or very curious friends; but few, good, and well-known ones.

Youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind.

Desire conquers fear.

There is no word or brush that can express a father's love.

It is often said that the man who craves solitude has much of God or of beast.

Blood is inherited, vice clings.

Every man should wish to live to learn, and learn to live well.

Assistance in need, even if little, helps a lot.

Those whom good deeds do not benefit and tender words do not move, are tamed by harsh and rigorous punishment.