There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation.

Believe me, 'tis a godlike thing to lend; to owe is a heroic virtue.

Petite ville, grand renom. Small town, great renown.

How can I govern others, who can't even govern myself?

I've often heard it said, as the common proverb goes, that a fool can teach a wise man well.

But where are the snows of last year? That was the greatest concern of Villon, the Parisian poet.

Debts and lies are generally mixed together.