“Flying without feathers is not easy: my wings have no feathers.”

I count him lost, who is lost to shame.

The day, water, sun, moon, night – I do not have to purchase these things with money.

No man is wise enough by himself.

Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.

If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.

He that would eat the nut must crack the shell.

No man has perpetual good fortune.

The woman who has the best perfume is she who has none.

It is customary these days to ignore what should be done in favour of what pleases us.

You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned.

Your wealth is where your friends are.

To a well deserving person God will show favor. To an ill deserving person He will simply be just.

Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.

Man’s fortune is usually changed at once; life is changeable.

It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy those who are well to do.

In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will reap the advantage of it.