Let us pray! God is just, he tries us; God is pitiful, he will comfort us; let us pray!
At first we hope too much and later on, not enough.
Friends are rare for, the good reason that men are not common.
The vital air of friendship is composed of confidence. Friendship perishes in proportion as this air diminishes.
The orator is the mouth (os) of a nation.
Since unhappiness excites interest, many, in order to render themselves interesting, feign unhappiness.