God has administered to us of the present age, a bitter draught and a harsh physician, on account of our abounding infirmities.

Do not put chewed bones back on plates. Instead, throw them on the floor for the dog.

Scarcely is there any peace so unjust that it is better than even the fairest war. -Vix ulla tam iniqua pax, quin bello vel aequissimo sit potior

Time takes away the grief of men.

What passes out of one's mouth passes into a hundred ears. It is a great misfortune not to have sense enough to speak well.

Amongst the learned the lawyers claim first place, the most self-satisfied class of people, as they roll their rock of Sisyphus and string together six hundred laws in the same breath, no matter whether relevant or not, piling up opinion on opinion and gloss on gloss to make their profession seem the most difficult of all. Anything which causes trouble has special merit in their eyes.

To know nothing is the happiest life.