No hero to me is the man who, by easy shedding of his blood, purchases fame: my hero is he who, without death, can win praise.
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
The face that cannot smile is never fair.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
For wealth's now given to none but to the rich.