There is a noble manner of being poor, and who does not know it will never be rich.
A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor.
When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.
You must live for another if you wish to live for yourself.
Light troubles speak; the weighty are struck dumb.
Even after a bad harvest there must be sowing.
Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others.
A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty.
Modesty forbids what the law does not.
No one is laughable who laughs at himself.
He who has made a fair compact with poverty is rich.
Successful and fortunate crime is called virtue.
Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them.
No untroubled day has ever dawned for me.
Constant exposure to dangers will breed contempt for them.
Shame may restrain what law does not prohibit.
See how many are better off than you are, but consider how many are worse.
The way is long if one follows precepts, but short... if one follows patterns.
Do not ask for what you will wish you had not got.
What is true belongs to me!
One must steer, not talk.
