"He who is drowned is not troubled by the rain."

"A thousand cups of wine do not suffice when true friends meet, but half a sentence is too much when there is no meeting of minds."

"I dreamed a thousand new paths. . . I woke and walked my old one."

"If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow."

"He who cannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them."

"Be not afraid of going slowly; be only afraid of standing still."

"Take hold lightly; let go lightly. This is one of the great secrets of felicity in love."

"Examine what is said, not him who speaks."

"Keep your broken arm inside your sleeve."

"Trumpet in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cocks; bleat in a flock of goats."

"If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledge that of other people."

"A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains."