Some laws, though unwritten, are more firmly established than all written laws.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
It is the superfluous things for which men sweat.
A dwarf is small even if he stands on a mountain; a colossus keeps his height, even if he stands in a well.
A favor is to a grateful man delightful always; to an ungrateful man only once.
He who is penitent is almost innocent.