An enemy is anyone who tells the truth about you.
Fools grow without watering.
A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.
The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.
Associate with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation, for it is better to be alone than in bad company.
A friend should bear his friend's infirmities.
Friendship cannot stand always on one side.
It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend.
A bad man is worse when he pretends to be a saint.
What cannot be cured must be endured.
Patience is a plaster for all sores.
He that won't be counselled can't be helped.
Anger blows out the lamp of the mind.
Beware of fury of a patient man.
Never throw mud. You may miss your mark, but you will have dirty hands.
Few persons have sufficient wisdom to prefer censure, which is useful, to praise, which deceives them.