We set up harsh and unkind rules against ourselves. No one is born without faults. That man is best who has fewest.
Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.
As a true translator you will take care not to translate word for word.
Never inquire into another man's secret; bur conceal that which is intrusted to you, though pressed both be wine and anger to reveal it.
The covetous man is ever in want.
Those who want much, are always much in need; happy the man to whom God gives with a sparing hand what is sufficient for his wants.