A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity
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At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog, at seventy an ape, at eighty a nothing at all.
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At 20 a man is a peacock, at 30 a lion, at 40 a camel, at 50 a serpent, at 60 a dog, at 70 an ape, and at 80 nothing.
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Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself.
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He who finds Fortune on his side should go briskly ahead, for she is wont to favor the bold.
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It is good to vary in order that you may frustrate the curious, especially those who envy you.
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Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment
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The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.
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Do pleasant things yourself, but unpleasant things through others.
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Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.
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Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.
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Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side
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It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterward.
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One deceit needs many others, and so the whole house is built in the air and must soon come to the ground
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Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other ones invariably slink in after it.
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It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterward
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He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.
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Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy; in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep, in the other that it may not be dismayed.
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True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert islandà.to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing
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A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends
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All that really belongs to us is time even he who has nothing else has that.
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Good things, when short, are twice as good.
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Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy in the one case that confidence may not fall asleep, in the other that it may not be dismayed.
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Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance.
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All that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that.
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A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
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Friendship multiplies the good in life and divides the evil.
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A wise man learns more from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
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It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it.
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Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies.
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