A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.
Man's worst ill is stubbornness of heart.
No one longs to live more than someone growing old.
Heaven ne'er helps the men who will not act.
God will not punish the man Who makes return for an injury.
Shame brings no advantage in misfortunes, for silence (of the accused) is the ally of the speaker.