No one is so old that he does not think he could live another year.

The more virtuous any man is, the less easily does he suspect others to be vicious.

You may never be less alone than when you are alone.

A dissolute and intemperate youth hands down the body to old age in a worn-out state.

In times of war, the law falls silent.

In a promise, what you thought, and not what you said, is always to be considered.

Fire and water are not of more universal use than friendship.