Publish not men's secret faults, for by disgracing them you make yourself of no repute.

Be sure, either that thou art stronger than thine enemy, or that thou hast a swifter pair of heels.

I have never seen a man lost who was on a straight path.

There is a difference between him who claspeth his mistress in his arms, and him whose eyes are fixed on the door expecting her.

Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning.

The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.

Inflict not on an enemy every injury in your power, for he may afterwards become your friend.