A slave has but one master; an ambitious man has as many masters as there are people who may be useful in bettering his position

At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone

We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies flattery; to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly

Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think

When life is unhappy it is hard to endure, when it is happy it is terrible to think of it ending. Both amount to the same thing in the end

There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience

Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth

A coxcomb is one whom simpletons believe to be a man of merit

The duty of a judge is to administer justice, but his practice is to delay it

We must laugh before we are happy for fear of dying without having laughed at all