Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

Nogarden is without its weeds.

A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

Every advantage has its tax

Icannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the mostargumentative.

All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candour