Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.
It is wrong to follow the advice of an adversary; nevertheless it is right to hear it, that you may do the contrary; and this is the essence of good policy.
Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.
He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.
To be over much facetious is the accomplishment of courtiers and blemish of the wise.
If a piece of worthless stone can bruise a cup of gold, its worth is not increased, nor that of the gold diminished.