No noble man ever hated good wine..

Tell the truth and shame the devil..

It is better to write of laughter than of tears, for laughter is the property of man..

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit..

When I drink, I think; and when I think, I drink..

All's well in the end, if you've only the patience to wait..

How can I govern others, who can't even govern myself?.

Wisdom entereth not into a malicious mind..

According to true military art, one should never push one's enemy to the point of despair, because such a state multiplies his strength and increases….

There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation..

We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us..

If you wish to avoid seeing a fool, you must first break your mirror.

I have known many who could not when they would, for they had not done it when they could..

It is my feeling that Time ripens all things; with Time all things are revealed; Time is the father of truth..

You have no obligation under the sun other than to discover your real needs, to fulfill them, and to rejoice in doing so..

Keep running after a dog and he will never bite you..

Science without conscience is the soul's perdition..

Everything comes in time to those who can wait..

How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?.

Ignorance is the mother of all evils..

Debts and lies are generally mixed together..