You cannot put the same shoe on every foot.
God looks at the clean hands, not the full ones.
The judge is found guilty when a criminal is acquitted.
It is a good thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others.
To refuse graciously is to confer a favor.
An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason.
Pain forces even the innocent to lie.
Good health and good sense are two of life’s greatest blessings.
The miser is as much in want of what he has as of what he has not.
It is better to learn late than never.
Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.
Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.
He who has lost honor can lose nothing more.
The opportunity is often lost by deliberating.
It is folly to punish your neighbor by fire when you live next door.
Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back.
Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double face: the reality of error and the phantom of truth.
Practice is the best of all instructors.
He who lives in solitude may make his own laws.
The person who receives the most favors is the one who knows how to return them.
It is kindness to immediately refuse what you intend to deny.
We are born princes and the civilizing process makes us frogs.
Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.
Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.
He who spares the bad injures the good.
The remedy for wrongs is to forget them.