It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.
To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
Were the diver to think on the jaws of the shark, he would never lay hands on the precious pearl.
Virtue pardons the wicked, as the sandal-tree perfumes the axe which strikes it.
Shut the door of that house of pleasure which you hear resounding with the loud voice of a woman.
If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.