Necessity gives the law without itself acknowledging one.

It is a bad plan that admits of no modification.

Pardon one offence and you encourage the commission of many.

Whom Fortune wishes to destroy she first makes mad.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

Penitence follows hasty decisions.

Confession of our faults is the next thing to innocence.

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

Receive an injury rather than do one.

We are interested in others, when they are interested in us.

Every one excels in something in which another fails.

There is no penalty attached to a lover's oath.

The anger of lovers renews the strength of love.

Confidence is the only bond of friendship.

Adversity shows whether we have friends, or only the shadows of friends.

The loss which is unknown is no loss at all.

A wise man rules his passions, a fool obeys them.

When reason rules, money is a blessing.

Tension weakens the bow; the want of it, the mind.

He sleeps well who knows not that he sleeps ill.

He dies twice who perishes by his own hand.

To spare the guilty is to injure the innocent.

Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid.

Life is short, but its ills make it seem long.

There is but a step between a proud man's glory and his disgrace.

An agreeable companion on a journey is as good as a carriage.

Society in shipwreck is a comfort to all.

Many receive advice, few profit by it.

Have courage, or cunning, when you deal with an enemy.

Patience is a remedy for every sorrow.

What happens to one man may happen to all.

While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity.

Whatever you can lose, you should reckon of no account.

For him who loves labor, there is always something to do.

Solitude is the mother of anxieties.

Even a single hair casts its shadow.

Pain will force even the truthful to speak falsely.

It is sometimes expedient to forget who we are.

We may with advantage at times forget what we know.

Even when the wound is healed, the scar remains.

Even when there is no law, there is conscience.

You should hammer your iron when it is glowing hot.

What is left when honor is lost?

A fair exterior is a silent recommendation.

Fortune is not satisfied with inflicting one calamity.

When Fortune is on our side, popular favor bears her company.

His own character is the arbiter of every one's fortune.

There are some remedies worse than the disease.

Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.

Do not take part in the council, unless you are called.