There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.

To oblige persons often costs little and helps much.

He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other’s slave.

One who was abhorred by all in prosperity is adored by all in adversity.

There must be something good in a thing that pleases so many; even if it cannot be explained, it is certainly enjoyed.

We have more days to live through than pleasures. Be slow in enjoyment, quick at work, for men see work ended with pleasure, pleasure ended with regret.

Begin with another’s to end with your own.

A brand new mediocrity is thought more of than accustomed excellence.

The sage never seems to know his own merits, for only by not noticing them can you call others’ attention to them.

A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself.