Caprice in woman is the antidote to beauty.

Every man is valued in this world as he shows by his conduct that he wishes to be valued.

We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies flattery; to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly.

Life at court does not satisfy a man, but it keeps him from being satisfied with anything else.

Outward simplicity befits ordinary men, like a garment made to measure for them; but it serves as an adornment to those who have filled their lives with great deeds: they might be compared to some beauty carelessly dressed and thereby all the more attractive.

Envy and hatred go together. Mutually strengthened by the fact pursue the same object.

Born merely for the purpose of digestion.