All men seek esteem; the best by lifting themselves, which is hard to do, the rest by shoving others down, which is much easier.

It is bitter to lose a friend to evil before one loses him to death.

To hate excellence is to hate the gods.

Money buys many things... The best of which is freedom.

Love is a boaster at heart, who cannot hide the stolen horse without giving a glimpse of the bridle.

True friends share everything, except the past before they met.

death was the price of life.