Success is dependent on effort.
When men have killed joy, I do not believe they still live.
Men’s minds are given to change in hate and friendship.
Old age and the passage of time teach all things.
The eyes of men love to pluck the blossoms from the faded flowers they turn away.
In darkness one may be ashamed of what one does, without the shame of disgrace.
Heaven ne’er helps the men who will not act.
Time is the only test of honest men, one day is space enough to know a rogue.
Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, To speak dishonorably is pardonable.
It is a painful thing to look at your own trouble and know that you yourself and no one else has made it.
One’s own escape from troubles makes one glad; but bringing friends to trouble is hard grief.
Ignorant men do not know what good they hold in their hands until they’ve flung it away.
Ugly deeds are taught by ugly deeds.
It is best to live however one can be.
There is no witness so terrible, no accuser so powerful as conscience which dwells within us.
It is the merit of a general to impart good news, and to conceal the truth.
We must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day had been.
If you think my acts are foolishness; the foolishness may be in the fools eye.
Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception.
Heap up great wealth in your house, if you wish, and live as a tyrant, but, if the enjoyment of these things be lacking, I would not buy the rest for the shadow of smoke as against happiness.