» The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time.
» Beware of him who hates the laugh of a child.
» Him, who incessantly laughs in the street, you may commonly hear grumbling in his closet.
» Have you ever seen a pedant with a warm heart?
» He submits to be seen through a microscope, who suffers himself to be caught in a fit of passion.
» There are three classes of men; the retrograde, the stationary and the progressive.
» The great rule of moral conduct is next to God, respect time.
» Mistrust the person who finds everything good, and the person who finds everything evil, and mistrust even more the person who is indifferent to everything.
» Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.
» He who seldom speaks, and with one calm well-timed word can strike dumb the loquacious, is a genius or a hero.