"A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself."
"He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything."
"Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil."
"True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing."
"Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance."
"Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone."
"The wise does at once what the fool does at last."
"Know or listen to those who know."
"Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness."
"Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose."
"Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong."