“There is nothing that costs less than civility.”—II. 36.
“There is no avenging yourself upon a rich man.”—II. 37.
“You may lose as well by a card too much as by a card too little.”—II. 37.
“Make yourself into honey and the flies will devour you.”—II. 43, 49.
“To ‘Get out of my house!’ and ‘What do you want with my wife?’ there is no answer.”—II. 43.
“We are all equals when we are asleep.”—II. 43.
“The foolish sayings of the rich man pass for saws in society.”—II. 43.
“As much as you have, so much you are worth.”—II. 43.
“Heaven always favours good desires.”—II. 43.
“To whom God wishes well, his house knows it.”—II. 43.