Let no man think that he is loved by any who loveth none.
The soul is unwillingly deprived of truth.
It is not events that disturb the minds of men, but the view they take of them.
If you wish to be a writer, write.
When our friends are present we ought to treat them well; and when they are absent, to speak of them well.
Avoid banquets which are given by strangers an ignorant persons. But if there is ever occasion to join them, let your attention be carefully fixed, that you slip not into the manner of the vulgar (the uninstructed).