When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, it is a proof that it should be rejected.

The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.

It is difficult to esteem a man as highly as he would wish.

The conscience of the dying belies their life.

The wicked are always surprised to find ability in the good.

Indolence is the sleep of the mind.

The fool is like those people who think themselves rich with little.

To execute great things, one should live as though one would never die.

The maxims of men reveal their characters.

One can not be just if one is not humane.

Prosperity makes few friends.