Old Age By Nature Is Rather Talkative.

Grief Is Not In The Nature Of Things, But In Opinion.

When They Remain Silent, They Cry Out.

Silence Is One Of The Great Arts Of Conversation.

...the Counsels Of The Divine Mind Had Some Glimpse Of Truth When They Said That Men Are Born In Order To Suffer The Penalty For Sins Committed In A Former Life.

Let Flattery, The Handmaid Of The Vices, Be Far Removed (from Friendship). [lat., Assentatio, Vitiorum Adjutrix, Procul Amoveatur.]