"Nothing has more strength than dire necessity."

"Waste not fresh tears over old griefs"

"Of mortals there is no one who is happy. If wealth flows in upon one, one may be perhaps luckier than one's neighbor, but still not happy."

"He is wise that is wise to himself."

"The language of truth is simple."

"Time will explain it all. He is a talker, and needs no questioning before he speaks."

"Judge a tree from its fruit, not from its leaves"

"Of all things upon earth that bleed and grow, a herb most bruised is woman."

"Love's all in all to women"

"Youth holds no society with grief."

"'Twas but my tongue, 'twas not my soul that swore."

"Among mortals second thoughts are wisest."

"He is not a lover who does not love forever."

"Human misery must somewhere have a stop; there is no wind that always blows a storm."

"One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives."

"Silver and gold are not the only coin; virtue too passes current all over the world."

"The bold are helpless without cleverness."

"The lucky person passes for a genius."

"The wavering mind is but a base possession."

"Those whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad."

"Some wisdom you must learn from one who's wise."

"Silence is true wisdom's best reply."

"Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man's eyes."

"Much effort, much prosperity."

"To persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man."

"Do not consider painful what is good for you."

"Better a serpent than a stepmother!"

"Friends show their love in times of trouble."

"In misfortune, which friend remains a friend?"

"There is just one life for each of us: our own."

"When a man's stomach is full it makes no difference whether he is rich or poor."

"Fortune truly helps those who are of good judgment."

"God hates violence. He has ordained that all men fairly possess their property, not seize it."

"Events will take their course, it is no good of being angry at them; he is happiest who wisely turns them to the best account."

"No one who lives in error is free."

"Prosperity is full of friends."

"No one is happy all his life long."

"The greatest pleasure of life is love."

"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish."

"But learn that to die is a debt we must all pay."

"Joint undertakings stand a better chance when they benefit both sides."

"The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man."

"Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future."

"Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent."

"Luckier than one's neighbor, but still not happy."

"There is the sky, which is all men's together."

"Life has no blessing like a prudent friend."

"He was a wise man who originated the idea of God."

"Down on your knees, and thank heaven, fasting, for a good man's love."

"Authority is never without hate."