Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.
All things human hang by a slender thread; and that which seemed to stand strong suddenly falls and sinks in ruins.
No man provokes me with impunity.
As the mind of each man is conscious of good or evil, so does he conceive within his breast hope or fear, according to his actions.
Let what is irksome become habitual, no more will it trouble you.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him at all.