What is slander? A verdict of "guilty" pronounced in the absence of the accused, with closed doors, without defence or appeal, by an interested and prejudiced judge.

What is love? two souls and one flesh; friendship? two bodies and one soul.

Lofty mountains are full of springs; great hearts are full of tears.

That which deceives us and does us harm, also undeceives us and does us good.

The orator is the mouth (os) of a nation.

We want our friend as a man of talent, less because he has talent than because he is our friend.

Say nothing good of yourself, you will be distrusted; say nothing bad of yourself, you will be taken at your word.