No matter what happens out of anger, it will end in shame.

Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.

Those who are absent must be wrong, and those who are present must have a reason.

The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.

A loving person should keep some shortcomings to himself so that his friends will not feel ashamed.

A benevolent man should allow a few faults in himself, to keep his friends in countenance.

A contented man is always happy, because he will never be disappointed.

Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.

Nothing is certain in this world, except death and taxes.

Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Wise people don’t need advice, but stupid people don’t take advice.

Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.

That's very clear, Mr. Fogg; you are explaining English in Greek.

Clearly spoken, Mr. Fogg; you explain English by Greek.

Who would deceive you as often as you yourself?

Who had deceived thee so often as thyself?

Contentment makes the poor rich; greed makes the rich poor.

Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor.

God heals, doctors charge.

God heals and the doctor takes the fee.

If the fish is left out for three days, it will stink.

Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.

People who fall in love with themselves have no competitors.

He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.

If a person devotes all his knowledge to learning, then no one can take away this knowledge.

If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.

If you want to know the value of money , might as well borrow some.

If you would know the value of money try to borrow some.

Open your eyes before marriage and half-close them after marriage.

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.

If you give me another chance, I will not hesitate to live my life again, starting from scratch start.

It only requires that, like a writer, you can correct some errors in the first edition when revising it.

Were it offered to my choice, I should have no objection to a repetition of the same life from its beginning, only asking the advantages authors have in a second edition to correct some faults in the first.

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The orator came, bringing eloquent words and bits of truth.

Here comes the orator with his flood of words and his drop of reason.

People who believe that money is omnipotent tend to do everything for money.

He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.