It is wise to be silent when occasion requires, and better than to speak, though never so well.

Lying is a most disgraceful vice; it first despises God, and then fears men.

The flatterer's object is to please in everything he does; whereas the true friend always does what is right, and so often gives pleasure, often pain, not wishing the latter, but not shunning it either, if he deems it best.

Wise men are able to make a fitting use even of their enmities.

Nature and wisdom never are at strife.

It does not follow, that because a particular work of art succeeds in charming us, its creator also deserves our admiration.

Forgetfulness transforms every occurrence into a non-occurrence.