A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself.

Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.

The greatest wisdom often consist in ignorance.

Excellence resides in quality, not in quantity. The best is always few and rare; much lowers value.

The crutch of Time accomplishes more than the club of Hercules.

The true way is the middle one, halfway between deserving a place and pushing oneself into it.

Tis by no means the least of life's rules: To let things alone.