"As men, we are all equal in the presence of death."

Maxim 1.

"To do two things at once is to do neither."

Maxim 7.

"We are interested in others when they are interested in us."

Maxim 16.

"Every one excels in something in which another fails."

Maxim 17.

"The anger of lovers renews the strength of love."

Maxim 24.

"A god could hardly love and be wise."

Maxim 25.

"The loss which is unknown is no loss at all."

Maxim 38.

"He sleeps well who knows not that he sleeps ill."

Maxim 77.

"A good reputation is more valuable than money."

Maxim 108.

"It is well to moor your bark with two anchors."

Maxim 119.

"Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid."

Maxim 120.

"An agreeable companion on a journey is as good as a carriage."

Maxim 143.

"Society in shipwreck is a comfort to all."

Maxim 144.

"Many receive advice, few profit by it."

Maxim 149.

"Patience is a remedy for every sorrow."

Maxim 170.

"While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity."

Maxim 185.

"Whatever you can lose, you should reckon of no account."

Maxim 191.

"Even a single hair casts its shadow."

Maxim 228.

"It is sometimes expedient to forget who we are."

Maxim 233.

"We may with advantage at times forget what we know."

Maxim 234.

"You should hammer your iron when it is glowing hot."

Maxim 262.

"What is left when honour is lost?"

Maxim 265.

"A fair exterior is a silent recommendation."

Maxim 267.

"Fortune is not satisfied with inflicting one calamity."

Maxim 274.

"When Fortune is on our side, popular favour bears her company."

Maxim 275.

"When Fortune flatters, she does it to betray."

Maxim 277.

"Fortune is like glass,--the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken."

Maxim 280.

"It is more easy to get a favour from fortune than to keep it."

Maxim 282.

"His own character is the arbiter of every one's fortune."

Maxim 283.

"There are some remedies worse than the disease."

Maxim 301.

"Powerful indeed is the empire of habit."

Maxim 305.

"Amid a multitude of projects, no plan is devised."

Maxim 319.

"It is easy for men to talk one thing and think another."

Maxim 322.

"When two do the same thing, it is not the same thing after all."

Maxim 338.

"A cock has great influence on his own dunghill."

Maxim 357.

"Any one can hold the helm when the sea is calm."

Maxim 358.

"No tears are shed when an enemy dies."

Maxim 376.

"The bow too tensely strung is easily broken."

Maxim 388.

"Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy."

Maxim 401.

"No pleasure endures unseasoned by variety."

Maxim 406.

"The judge is condemned when the criminal is acquitted."

Maxim 407.

"Practice is the best of all instructors."

Maxim 439.

"He who is bent on doing evil can never want occasion."

Maxim 459.

"One man's wickedness may easily become all men's curse."

Maxim 463.

"Never find your delight in another's misfortune."

Maxim 467.

"It is a bad plan that admits of no modification."

Maxim 469.

"It is better to have a little than nothing."

Maxim 484.

"It is an unhappy lot which finds no enemies."

Maxim 499.

"The fear of death is more to be dreaded than death itself."

Maxim 511.

"A rolling stone gathers no moss."

Maxim 524.