Softly! Softly! I want none but the judges to hear me. The Jews have already gotten me into a fine mess, as they have many other gentleman. I have no desire to furnish further grist for their mills.

The diligent farmer plants trees, of which he himself will never see the fruit.

Probabilities direct the conduct of the wise man.

Peace is so beneficial that the word itself is pleasant to hear.

What is dignity without honesty?

Man's life is ruled by fortune, not by wisdom.

The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.