A friend is long sought, hard to find and just as hard to keep.
Forgive others a lot, you - nothing.
Friendship either brings equals together or makes you equal.
The friendship that ended never really started.
Think more about conscience than reputation.
If two do one and the same thing, it is not one and the same thing.
If no new fame is born, then the old is lost.
If you want to fear nothing, beware of everything.
If you obey without pleasure, you are a slave; if you do it with pleasure, you are a servant.
There is a difference between the one who seems wise and the one who really is.
No business man has ever become rich overnight.
Money excites the greedy, but does not satisfy him.
She who wants to look beautiful refuses nothing.
He who wants to behave badly always finds a reason.
If you want the truth, don't hold back your tongue.
Woman either loves or hates; there is no third way.
He who lives only for himself is dead to others.
Life is short, but in misery it seems long.
Let the one who has the idea to dominate a woman forget about peace.
The envious does not say what is, but what can do harm.
Tomorrow is yesterday's student.
A bad tongue is the sign of a bad soul.
Those who speak ill of others, most often accuse themselves.
Know your measure both in speech and in silence.
Knowing when your time is up means dying continuously.
Victors don't even suffer from wounds.
And shame is good when it's in the name of something worthy.
A playful old lady is fun to die for.
The outcast who has nowhere a home is like a dead man without a grave.
Even behind kisses there is sometimes hatred.