To love is nothing. To be loved is something. To love and be loved is everything.
Gray hair is a sign of age not wisdom.
A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.
A heart that loves is always young.
Many men know how to flatter few men know how to praise.
First secure an independent income then practice virtue.
No need to teach an eagle to fly.
Observe your enemies for they first find your faults.
Where there is a sea there are pirates.
To deceive a diplomat speak the truth he has no experience with it.
The beginning is the half of every action.
The net of the sleeper catches fish.
All things good to know are difficult to learn.
It is easier to talk than to hold one’s tongue.