Man Is Born A Barbarian,

Most Do Violence To Their Natural Aptitude, And Thus Attain Superiority In Nothing.

Exaggeration Is A Branch Of Lying.

Know How To Choose Well. Most Of Life Depends Thereon. It Needs Good Taste And Correct Judgment, For Which Neither Intellect Nor Study Suffices.

Advice Is Sometimes Transmitted More Successfully Through A Joke Than Grave Teaching.

What Is Not Seen Is As If It Was Not. Even The Right Does Not Receive Proper Consideration If It Does Not Seem Right.