In avoiding one evil we fall into another, if we use not discretion.

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

Half is done when the beginning is done.

Success in the affairs of life often serves to hide one's abilities, whereas adversity frequently gives one an opportunity to discover them.

Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to hear, but they will not keep what is entrusted to them.

If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the story; if too large it trips him up, if too small it pinches him.

It is not enough that poetry is agreeable, it should also be interesting.