Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.
He who wants peace must prepare for war.
To do nothing evil is good; to wish nothing evil is better.
No one is more miserable than the person who wills everything and can do nothing.
No one is free who does not lord over himself.
My words fly up, my thoughts remain below
Evidently, quality of wits is more important than quantity.
Acquaintance lessens fame.
O my offense is rank, it smells to heaven.
[Jews were] fomenting a general plague on the whole world.