Drink nothing without seeing it; sign nothing without reading it.
Take hold lightly; let go lightly. This is one of the great secrets of felicity in love.
If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself.
Never advise anyone to go to war or to marry.
He who is caught in a lie is not believed when he tells the truth.
Discretion is knowing how to hide that which we cannot remedy.
How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterward.
Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.
Books are hindrances to persisting stupidity.