Mingle a little folly with your wisdom; a little nonsense, now and then, is pleasant.
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.
Those who covet much suffer from the want.
Let the fictitious sources of pleasure be as near as possible to the true.
A crafty knave needs no broker.
It is a sweet and seemly thing to die for one's country.