What a wonderful thing it is to have a good friend. He identifies your innermost desires, and spares you the embarrassment of disclosing them to him yourself.
What is denominated discretion in man we call cunning in brutes.
Man is ice to truth and fire to falsehood.
We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.
Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.
It is impossible to please all the world and one's father.