To Love Is Human, It Is Also

I Have Taken A Wife, I Have Sold My Sovereignty For A Dowry. [lat., Uxorem Accepi, Dote Imperium Vendidi.]

I Love Truth And Wish To Have It Always Spoken To Me: I Hate A Liar. [lat., Ego Verum Amo, Verum Volo Mihi Dici; Mendacem Odi.]

What You Lend Is Lost; When You Ask For It Back, You May Find A Friend Made An Enemy By Your Kindness. If You Begin To Press Him Further, You Have The Choice Of Two Things - Either To Lose Your Loan Or Lose Your Friend.

He Who Tries To Protect Himself From Deception Is Often Cheated, Even When Most On His Guard.

Vulgarity Of Manners Defiles Fine Garments More Than Mud.