A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.

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.

It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.

He who learns, and makes no use of his learning, is a beast of burden with a load of books. Does the ass comprehend whether he carries on his back a library or a bundle of faggots?

A peace-mingling falsehood is preferable to a mischief-stirring truth.

Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.

If thou covetest riches, ask not but for contentment, which is an immense treasure.