There is no fruit which is not bitter before it is ripe.

The circumstances of others seem good to us, while ours seem good to others.

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.

An enemy despised is the most dangerous of all enemies.

He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.

It is a bad plan that cannot be altered.

Pardon one offence, and you encourage the commission of many.

The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body.

You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.

Every question does not deserve an answer.

No one reaches a high position without daring.

Never promise more than you can perform.

Yesterday should be the teacher of today.

A wise man will be master of his mind, a fool will be its slave.

It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.

I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent.

The wickedness of the few makes the calamity of the many.

Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.

A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.