It was a wine jar when the molding began: as the wheel runs round why does it turn out a water pitcher?

Our parents, worse than our grandparents, gave birth to us who are worse than they, and we shall in our turn bear offspring still more evil.

In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you embrace another.

The covetous man is ever in want.

Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to our insufficient fortune.

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger.