Everyone believes very easily whatever they fear or desire.

Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.

How wealthy the gods would be if we remembered the promises we made when we were in danger.

Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.

From a distance it is something; and nearby it is nothing.

It is twice the pleasure to deceive the deceiver.

Often we find our own destiny on the same roads that we have been avoiding.

Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance.

Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.

If you deal with a fox, think of his tricks.

Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.

Half of today is better than all of tomorrow.

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.

Do not allow yourself to be misled by the surfaces of things

I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone.

Life + a cat ... adds up to an incalculable sum.

There is only one journey. Going inside yourself.