Quotes, Quotations and Sayings

I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.

No man is wise enough by himself.

Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability.

The day, water, sun, moon, night -- I do not have to purchase these things with money.

Ones oldest friend is the best.

Where there are friends there is wealth.

What is thine is mine, and all mine is thine.

A contented mind is the best source for trouble.

Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.

Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.

If you are content, you have enough to live comfortably.

One does nothing who tries to console a despondent person with word. A friend is one who aids with deeds at a critical time when deeds are called for.

Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.

Nothing is there more friendly to a man than a friend in need.

This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler.

The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture.

Courage in danger is half the battle.

Laws are subordinate to custom.

He whom the Gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.

One eye witness is better than ten hear sayers.

It is easy to rule over the good.

No one can be so welcome a guest that he will not annoy his host after three days.

He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.

Slander-mongers and those who listen to slander, if I had my way, would all be strung up, the talkers by the tongue, the listeners by the ears.

There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.

The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight.

Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.

Practice yourself what you preach.

Babylon violated diminishes Alexander; Rome enslaved diminishes Caesar; massacred Jerusalem diminishes Titus. Tyranny follows the tyrant. Woe to the man who leaves behind a shadow that bears his form.

Things we not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.

The evil that we know is best.

Not every age is fit for childish sports.

It well becomes a young man to be modest.

I am always afraid of your 'something shall be done.'

What is yours is mine, and all mine is yours.