It is only when we have lost them that we fully appreciate our blessings..

Spice a dish with love and it pleases every palate..

Your piping-hot lie is the best of lies..

A man with courage has every blessing..

How great in number are the little minded men.

Nothing is more annoying than a tardy friend. [Lat., Tardo amico nihil est quidquam iniquius.].

Man is not man, but a wolf to those he does not know..

The man who would be fully employed should procure a ship or a woman, for no two things produce more trouble..

You little know what a ticklish thing it is to go to law. [Lat., Nescis tu quam meticulosa res sit ire ad judicem.].

A contented mind is the best source for trouble..

A well-balanced mind is the best remedy against affliction..

Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life..

Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things..

He who accuses another of wrong should look well into his own conduct..

He is a friend indeed who proves himself a friend in need..

Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words..

I am myself my own commander. [Lat., Egomet sum mihi imperator.].

Bad conduct soils the finest ornament more than filth..

He is a friend who, in dubious circumstances, aids in deeds when deeds are necessary..

There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain..

I count him lost, who is lost to shame..