Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.
Nothing weighs more than a secret.
All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.
By the work one knows the workman.
There's nothing sweeter than a real friend: Not only is he prompt to lend— An angler delicate, he fishes The very deepest of your wishes, And spares your modesty the task His friendly aid to ask. A dream, a shadow, wakes his fear, When pointing at the object dear.