A liar ought to have a good memory.
The prosperous can not easily form a right idea of misery.
The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.
Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish.
Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.
An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.