Half a truth is often a great lie.
It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.
Beware of the little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.
The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.
How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.
If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.
Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody.
Even peace may be purchased at too high a price.
There was never a good war, or a bad peace.
Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see.