It is prudence that first forsakes the wretched.
The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.
No man provokes me with impunity.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him at all.
Suppressed grief suffocates, it rages within the breast, and is forced to multiply its strength.
If you are not ready today, you will be even less so tomorrow.