I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not know.
Let flattery, the handmaid of the vices, be far removed .
If you possess a library and a garden, you have everything you need. (translation from the French) Si vous possedez une bibliotheque et un jardin, vous avez tout ce qu'il vous faut.
Thrift is a great revenue.
No one could ever meet death for his country without the hope of immortality.
Hatred is settled anger.