Life is short, but its ills make it seem long.
He who conquers his wrath overcomes his greatest enemy.
He can best avoid a snare who knows how to set one.
To have the universe bear one company would be a great consolation in death.
Unless you make allowances for your friends foibles, you betray your own.
Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his physician his heir.
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
A pleasant companion reduces the length of the journey.
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
There is more of fear than delight in a secret pleasure.
To-day is the pupil of yesterday
A small loan makes a debt; a great one an enemy.
When you confer a benefit on those worthy of it, you confer a favor on all.
All delay is helpful, but it does produce wisdom.
Agreement is made more precious by disagreement.
In excess altercation, truth is lost.
An end to our getting is the only end to our losses.
Anger would inflict punishment on another; meanwhile, it tortures itself.
That man has the fewest wants who is the least anxious for wealth.
For a good cause, wrongdoing is virtuous.
An angry lover tells himself many lies.
He gets through too late who goes too fast.
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
It is easy to defend the innocent; but who is eloquent enough to defend the guilty?
Who would recognize the unhappy if grief had no language?
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