Keep the golden mean between saying too much and too little.
Unless you make allowances for your friends foibles, you betray your own.
The greater a man is in power above others, the more he ought to excel them in virtue. None ought to govern who is not better than the governed.
Other people’s things are more pleasing to us, and ours to other people. -Aliena nobis, nostra plus aliis placent.
The miser is as much in want of what he has as of what he has not.
In a heated argument we are apt to lose sight of the truth.
He who helps the guilty, shares the crime.
The weeping of an heir is laughter in disguise.
It is a good thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others.
Better to be ignorant of a matter than half know it.
Even one hair has a shadow.
Where there is unity, there is the victory.
There is no medicine to cure hatred.
To dispute with a drunkard is to debate with an empty house.
One is not exposed to danger who, even when in safety is always on their guard.
If what must be given is given willingly the kindness is doubled.
Never find your delight in another’s misfortune.
Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.
Society in shipwreck is comfort to all.
Confidence is the only bond of friendship.