I have not hated the man, but his faults.

A novice always behaves with propriety.

Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.

You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe--or she will call you ungrateful.

The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar.

It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.

Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're a good man, you're a wonder!