Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy.

He who would arrive at the appointed end must follow a single road and not wander through many ways.

Those whom fortune has never favored are more joyful than those whom she has deserted.

The physician cannot prescribe by letter, he must feel the pulse.

We are as answerable for what we give as for what we receive; nay, the misplacing of a benefit is worse than the not receiving of it; for the one is another person's fault, but the other is mine.

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favourable.

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.