If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.
Call no man happy until he is dead.
Wealth I desire to have; but wrongfully to get it, I do not wish.
A half truth is the worst of all lies,because it can be defended in partiality.
Let no man be called happy before his death. Till then, he is not happy, only lucky.
What thou seest, speak of with caution.