I'd rather write about laughing than crying, For laughter makes men human, and courageous..

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

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

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….

Science without conscience is the soul's perdition..

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

Ignorance is the mother of all evils..

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

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

Tell the truth and shame the devil..

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

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

It is said, proverbially, that happy is the doctor who is called in when the disease is on its way out..

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

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

Debts and lies are generally mixed together..

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

No noble man ever hated good wine..

If the head is lost, all that perishes is the individual; if the balls are lost, all of human nature perishes..

If you want to avoid seeing an idiot, break the mirror..

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