To speak but little becomes a woman; and she is best adorned who is in plain attire.

The offender, who repents, is not yet lost.

One should practice much sense, not much learning.

The word is the shadow of the deed.

It is hard to fight against anger: to master it is the mark of a rational man.

Nature and education are somewhat similar. The latter transforms man, and in so doing creates a second nature.

Men have made an idol of luck as an excuse for their own thoughtlessness.