The happy man is not he who seems thus to others, but who seems thus to himself.
– Publilius Syrus
Speech is the mirror of the soul.
The miser is as much in want of what he has as of what he has not.
The person who receives the most favors is the one who knows how to return them.
It is a fraud to borrow what we are unable to pay.
It is a good thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others.
Practice is the best of all instructors.
To refuse graciously is to confer a favor.
If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest.
Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.
To do two things at once is to do neither.
I often regret that I have spoken; never that I have been silent.
Reprove your friends in secret, praise them openly.
You cannot put the same shoe on every foot.
It is kindness to immediately refuse what you intend to deny.
Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.
Good health and good sense are two of life’s greatest blessings.
From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.
A hasty judgment is a first step to recantation.
A beautiful face is a mute recommendation.
You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.
It is folly to punish your neighbor by fire when you live next door.
