“Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish ”

“There is no one who would not rather appear to know than to be taught.”

“A Woman who is generous with her money is to be praised; not so, if she is generous with her person”

“The fools among us are presented to be wise and the wise among us are presented to be fools.”

“A liar should have a good memory.”

“Reading is the least laborious of all the tasks that fall to the student's lot.”

“In writing are the roots, in writing are the foundations of eloquence; by writing resources are stored up, as it were, in a sacred repository, when they may be drawn forth for sudden emergencies, or as circumstances require.”