It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered.

It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.

Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature.

For the mighty, even to give away is grace.

I willingly speak to those who know, but for those who do not know I forget.

Be bold and boast, just like the cock beside the hen.

Only through suffering do we learn