Oh life, you should never had begun, but since you did, you should never end

Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things are judged by their jackets.

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

A man is judged by his friends, for the wise and the foolish have never agreed.

One deceit needs many others, and so the whole house is built in the air and must soon come to the ground

Know how to use evasion. That is how smart people get out of difficulties.

Surfeits of happiness are fatal.