All that lies betwixt the cradle and the grave is uncertain.
Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
Watch over yourself. Be your own accuser, then your judge; ask yourself grace sometimes, and, if there is need, impose upon yourself some pain.
Simple is the language of truth.
Truths open to everyone, and the claims aren't all staked yet.
It is rash to condemn where you are ignorant.