Study carefully, the character of the one you recommend, lest their misconduct bring you shame.

Reason should direct, and appetite obey.

The well-known old remark of Cato, who used to wonder how two soothsayers could look one another in the face without laughing.

Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something which you have blundered.

The absolute good is not a matter of opinion but of nature.

He who has once deviated from the truth, usually commits perjury with as little scruple as he would tell a lie.

Time puts an end to speculation in opinions, and confirms the laws of nature.