But every one has a besetting sin to which he returns.

In everything one must consider the end.

Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.

It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point.

Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.

We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive.

People who make no noise are dangerous.

Diversity, that is my motto.

To hell with pleasure that's haunted by fear.

Le mensonge et les vers de tout temps sont amis. Lies and literature have always been friends.

Rely only on yourself; it is a common proverb.

Let fools the studious despise, There's nothing lost by being wise.

In every trouble the little ones duck more easily.

By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.

Better to suffer than to die.

Sensible people find nothing useless.

We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.

He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father.

Every flatterer lives at the expense of him who listens to him.