Every accusation against a fallen man gains credence.

Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes a fool of him.

Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his physician his heir.

It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can be successful without being envied and hated.]

He who injures one man threatens many.

No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing misfortune to another.

One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.

He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.

Conversation is the image of the mind. As the man is, so is his talk.