It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues.

A wise man neither suffers himself to be governed, nor attempts to govern others.

It is a fool's privilege to laugh at an intelligent man.

There are but three events which concern man: birth, life and death. They are unconscious of their birth, they suffer when they die, and they neglect to live.

I am not surprised that there are gambling houses, like so many snares laid for human avarice; like abysses where many a man's money is engulfed and swallowed up without any hope of return; like frightful rocks against which the gamblers are thrown and perish.

A man can keep another's secret better than his own. A woman her own better than others.

A fool is one whom simpletons believe to be a man on merit. [Fr., Un fat celui que les sots croient un homme de merite.]

A vain man finds his account in speaking good or evil of himself.

As riches and honor forsake a man, we discover him to be a fool, but nobody could find it out in his prosperity.