It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can be successful without being envied and hated.]
In excess altercation, truth is lost.
Not every question deserves an answer.
A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.
A disorderly patient makes the physician cruel.
The property of others is always more inviting than our own; and that which we ourselves possess is most pleasing to others.