All men have one refuge, a good friend, with whom you can weep and know that he does not smile.
Fortune is no real thing. But men who cannot bear what comes to them In Nature's way, give their own characters The name of Fortune.
The workman still is greater than his work.
The good man makes others good.
No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
Rest assured, for every piece of business the most businesslike thing is to choose the right moment.
Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do.
There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
The character of a man is known from his conversations.
To live is not to live for one's self; let us help one another.
Art is man's refuge from adversity.
If you want to live your whole life free from pain you must become either a god or else a corpse. Consider other men's troubles and that will comfort you.
There are many wild beasts on land and in the sea, but the beastliest of all is woman.