All men have one refuge, a good friend, with whom you can weep and know that he does not smile.

Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.

The character of a man is known from his conversations.

At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool.

Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.

A man that runs away may fight again.

The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.