A vain man finds his account in speaking good or evil of himself.

It is very rare to find ground which produces nothing; if it is not covered with flowers, with fruit trees and grains, it produces briers and pines. It is the same with man; if he is not virtuous, he becomes vicious.

There are certain people who so ardently and passionately desire a thing, that from dread of losing it they leave nothing undone to make them lose it.

A coxcomb is one whom simpletons believe to be a man of merit.

A guilty man is punished as an example for the mob; an innocent man convicted is the business of every honest citizen.

It is worse to apprehend than to suffer.

Cheats easily believe others as bad as themselves; there is no deceiving them, nor do they long deceive.