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

Life is long if it is full.

The anger of those in authority is always weighty.

It is safer to offend certain men than it is to oblige them; for as proof that they owe nothing they seek recourse in hatred.

That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty.

The origin of all mankind was the same; it is only a clear and good conscience that makes a man noble, for that is derived from heaven itself.

The profit on a good action is to have done it.