Nothing is more useful than silence.
There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
How sweet is life, can we but choose with whom to live it: to live for oneself is no life.
Rest assured, for every piece of business the most businesslike thing is to choose the right moment.
All men have one refuge, a good friend, with whom you can weep and know that he does not smile.
Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.