There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the nut.

Multa ferunt anni venientes commoda secum, Multa recedentes adimiunt. (The years, as they come, bring many agreeable things with them; as they go, they take many away.)

Consider well what your strength is equal to, and what exceeds your ability.

Faults are soon copied.

We rarely find anyone who can say he has lived a happy life, and who, content with his life, can retire from the world like a satisfied guest.

When I caution you against becoming a miser, I do not therefore advise you to become a prodigal or a spendthrift.

Ridicule more often settles things more thoroughly and better than acrimony.