Pain forces even the innocent to lie.

The person who receives the most favors is the one who knows how to return them.

A hasty judgment is a first step to recantation.

Good health and good sense are two of life’s greatest blessings.

He who spares the bad injures the good.

The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty.

He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.

You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.

The bare recollection of anger kindles anger.

Count not him among your friends who will retail your privacies to the world.

A good reputation is more valuable than money.

The opportunity is often lost by deliberating.