The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty..

Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness..

He who spares the bad injures the good..

What a tragedy is help where it harms what it supports!.

He wrongly accuses Neptune, who makes shipwreck a second time..

Suspicion is ever strong on the suffering side..

We simply rob ourselves when we make presents to the dead..

To take refuge with an inferior is to betray one's self..

If what must be given is given willingly the kindness is doubled..

He who has a mind to do mischief will always find a pretense..

The future struggles that it may not become the past..

Courage comes by being brave; fear comes by holding back..

Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury..

Each day is the scholar of yesterday..

One man's wickedness may easily become all men's curse..

To spare the guilty is to injure the innocent..

God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones..

Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back..

Never find your delight in another's misfortune..

A gift in season is a double favor to the needy..

A beautiful face is a mute recommendation..