In doubtful matters boldness is everything..

He is the least in want who is the least covetous..

The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing..

We desire nothing so much as what we ought not to have..

Avarice is as destitute of what it has, as poverty of what it has not..

As men, we are all equal in the presence of death..

Bad nature never lacks an instructor..

Yesterday should be the teacher of today..

Take care not to begin anything of which you may repent..

No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing misfortune to another..

No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble about..

Every one excels in something in which another fails..

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own..

The property of others is always more inviting than our own; and that which we ourselves possess is most pleasing to others..

Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his physician his heir..

Even a single hair casts its shadow..

Anyone who believes that men are the equal of women has never seen a man trying to wrap a Christmas present..

A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind..

A kindness spontaneously offered to him who needs it, is doubly gratifying..

Wine has drowned more than the sea..

The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy..