It is a tiresome way of speaking, when you should despatch the business, to beat about the bush.

It is good to love in a moderate degree; to distraction, it is not good; but to love to entire distraction, is the thing that my master's doing.

There are games in which it is better to lose than win.

Who wishes to give himself an abundance of business let him equip these two things, a ship and a woman. For no two things involve more business, if you have begun to fit them out. Nor are these two things ever sufficiently adorned, nor is any excess of adornment enough for them.

I had much rather be adorned by beauty of character than by jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, character comes from within.

He is happy in his wisdom who has learned at another's expense.

Your wealth is where your friends are