It is no less a feat to keep what you have, than to increase it. In one there is chance, the other will be a work of art.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him at all.
Sleep ... peace of the soul, who puttest care to flight.
Spare the soul that feels a deadly wound.
Stop short of your appetite; eat less than you are able.
There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious purpose.