He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his worst enemy.
He wrongly accuses Neptune, who makes shipwreck a second time.
He who has a mind to do mischief will always find a pretense.
The prompter the refusal, the less the disappointment.
It is more easy to get a favor from fortune than to keep it.
He is much to be dreaded who stands in dread of poverty.