Praise, like gold and diamonds, has value only when it is rare.
The sign of a rigorous and concise style is manifested in the fact that you cannot throw anything out of the work without damaging it.
The jealous man would like to be, no more, no less, a God in the soul of the loved one.
Fear of a vile and mean gesture is a manifestation of courage.
Long talk is a fleeting flourish.
Poor wisdom is often the slave of rich folly.
Thoughtfulness is the most valuable trait of bravery.
Blessed are the peacemakers on earth.
Only strong medicines save you from strong diseases.
He who does not know what a wound is laughs at illness.
A big pain heals a small one.
Be all kind, but by no means familiar.
Remarkable people have often perished from drones.
The greatest offense that can be done to an honest man is to suspect him of dishonesty.
To see and feel is to be, to think is to live.
When words are few, they hang harder.
To the scoundrel, goodness and wisdom both seem wicked; misery only likes misery.
What's rotten doesn't resist the touch.
The pain hits even harder if she feels you're giving in to her.
There is a bit of goodness in every evil, you just have to know how to find it.
Good faith excuses imperfect performance.
A woman's kindness wins my love, not her alluring eyes.
He who knows how to seek is worthy to have.
The friend must bear the faults of the friend.
If sharp words left traces, we would all walk full of marks.
We find it more pleasant to run after a thing than to possess it.
The earth is nature's mother - but also a grave: what she gave birth to she buried.
The strawberry also grows under the nettle.
There is evil in good, there is good in evil.
Even virtue itself cannot escape defamation.