It is a great misfortune to have the wit to speak, but not the sense when to remain silent.

All men's misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone.

It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues

It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues.

A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably

Liberality lies less in giving liberally than in the timeliness of the gift.