As in the case of wines that improve with age, the oldest friendships ought to be the most delightful.
I wonder that a soothsayer doesn't laugh whenever he sees another soothsayer.
There never was a great soul that did not have some divine inspiration.
A friend is, as it were, a second self.
Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the offence.
The more peculiarly his own a man's character is, the better it fits him.