There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
He that has given today may, if he so please, take away tomorrow.
Mingle a little folly with your wisdom; a little nonsense now and then is pleasant. [Lat., Misce stultitiam consiliis brevem: Dulce est desipere in loco.
Let this be your wall of brass, to have nothing on your conscience, no guilt to make you turn pale.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
He who is always in a hurry to be wealthy and immersed in the study of augmenting his fortune has lost the arms of reason and deserted the post of virtue.