Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances..

A man calumniated is doubly injured -- first by him who utters the calumny, and then by him who believes it..

As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning..

These 'messengers' will not be hindered from accomplishing at their best speed the distance which they have to go, either by snow, or rain, or heat, ….

We are less convinced by what we hear than by what we see..

I never yet feared those men who set a place apart in the middle of their cities where they gather to cheat one another and swear oaths which they br….

How can a monarchy be a suitable thing, which allows a man to do as he pleases with none to hold him to account. And even if you were to take the bes….

The trials of living and the pangs of disease make even the short span of life too long..

It is the gods' custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness..

Good masters generally have bad slaves, and bad slaves have good masters..

We have two useless gods who never leave our island, but like to dwell in it constantly, Poverty and Helplessness..

A man trusts his ears less than his eyes..

Those who are skilled in archery bend their bow only when they are preparing to use it; when they do not require it, they allow it to remain unbent, ….

All men's gains are the fruit of venturing..

Some give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, m….

Where even a falsehood must be told, let it be told..

Unless a variety of opinions are laid before us, we have no opportunity of selection, but are bound of necessity to adopt the particular view which m….

All of life is action and passion, and not to be involved in the actions and passions of your time is to risk having not really lived at all..

He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold..

If you have two loaves of bread, keep one to nourish the body, but sell the other to buy hyacinths for the soul..

When life is so burdensome death has become a sought after refuge..