A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless there be two.
For the great benefits of our being- our life, health, and reason-we look upon ourselves.
He who looks for advantage out of friendship strips it all of its nobility.
Malice drinks one-half of its own poison.
It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.
It is not manly to turn one's back on fortune.