It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.
I would have a man generous to his country, his neighbors, his kindred, his friends, and most of all his poor friends. Not like some who are most lavish with those who are able to give most of them.
An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
No mortal man, moreover is wise at all moments.
The only certainty is uncertainty
Lust is an enemy to the purse, a foe to the person, a canker to the mind, a corrosive to the conscience, a weakness of the wit, a besotter of the senses, and finally, a mortal bane to all the body.