1401  Thinking to get at once all the gold the goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find - nothing.

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

708  Praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value only to its scarcity.

829  Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy of a palace.

714  If music be the food of love, play on; give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, the appetite may sicken, and so die.