Where the hand of tyranny is long we do not see the lips of men open with laughter.
Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away!
Anger that has no limit causes terror, and unseasonable kindness does away with respect. Be not so severe as to cause disgust, nor so lenient as to make people presume.
So long as money can answer, it were wrong in any business to put the life in danger.
A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man.
No reliance can be placed on the friendship of kings, nor vain hope put in the melodious voice of boys; for that passes away like a vision, and this vanishes like a dream.