Shame brings no advantage in misfortunes, for silence (of the accused) is the ally of the speaker.
Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed.
No man loves life like him that's growing old.
It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
A broad-backed ox can be driven straight on his road even by a small goad.
There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.