When two do the same thing, it is not the same thing after all.

Look for a tough wedge for a tough log.

It is easier to add to a great reputation than to get it.

The highest condition takes rise in the lowest.

He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

Deliberando saepe perit occasio [The opportunity often slips away while we deliberate on it].