It's impossible to speak what it is not noble to do.
The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
Do not grieve yourself too much for those you hate, nor yet forget them utterly.
Whenever the deity contrives misfortunes for a man, he first harms their understanding.
What greater wound is there than a false friend?