The bird has its nest, the spider its web, the man friendship.
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
Malicious truth is worse than a lie.
If the madman persisted in his madness, he would become wise.
He who becomes chained to a joy, destroys a free life; but he who kisses joy as it flies, lives the dawn of eternity.
He who desires but does not act, breeds pestilence.
The man whose opinion never changes is like stagnant water, and breeds reptiles in his mind.
It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend.