Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive.
Wealth and poverty do not lie in a man's estate, but in men's souls.
When brothers agree, no fortress is so strong as their common life.
The most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what is untrue.
The most necessary learning is that which unlearns evil.
There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly.