To inherit property is not to be born - is to be stillborn, rather

I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I was born.

Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed by them.

Say what you have to say, not what you ought.

It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?

Be not simply good; be good for something.