That which Fortune has not given, she cannot take away.

Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.

He who does not want to die should not want to live. For life is tendered to us with the proviso of death. Life is the way to this destination.

We are born subjects, and to obey God is perfect liberty. He that does this shall be free, safe and happy.

Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.

Straightforwardness and simplicity are in keeping with goodness. The things that are essential are acquired with little bother; it is the luxuries that call for toil and effort. To want simply what is enough nowadays suggests to people primitiveness and squalor.

Most people fancy themselves innocent of those crimes of which they cannot be convicted.