Everyone calls himself a friend, but only a fool relies on it; nothing is commoner than the name, nothing rarer than the thing.

Habit, to which all of us are more or less slaves.

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.

But the shortest works are always the best.

How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.