Your tittle-tattlers, and those who listen to slander, by my good will should all be hanged - the former by their tongues, the latter by the ears.
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness.
Know this, that troubles come swifter than the things we desire.
Flying without feathers is not easy: my wings have no feathers.
Never speak ill of an absent friend.