“When desire dies, fear is born.”
“Have friends. 'Tis a second existence.”
“Begin with another's to end with your own.”
“Good things, when short, are twice as good.”
“True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.”
“Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.”
“A beautiful woman should break her mirror early.”
“Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.”
“Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.”
“The wise does at once what the fool does at last.”
“Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.”
“Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.”
“Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.”
“To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.”
“The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.”
“Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.”
“Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.”
“To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.”
“Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise.”
“There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.”
“Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.”
“He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.”
“Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies.”
“The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.”
“A wise man learns more from his enemies than a fool from his friends.”
“Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.”
“Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other ones invariably slink in after it.”
“It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it.”
“Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.”
“One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity.”