Nothing arouses ambition so much as the trumpet clang of another's fame.
It is a great misfortune to be of use to nobody scarcely less to be of use to everybody.
Even knowledge has to be in fashion and where it is not it is wise to affect ignorance.
Work is the price which is paid for reputation.
Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.
When desire dies, fear is born.
Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.
Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.
Friends are a second existence.
Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best for that we must have recourse to art.
'No' and 'Yes' are words quickly said but they need a great amount of thought before you utter them.
Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.
Some are satisfied to stand politely before the portals of Fortune and to await her bidding better those who push forward who employ their enterprise who on the wings of their worth and valor seek...
He who finds Fortune on his side should go briskly ahead for she is wont to favor the bold.
It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it.
Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check.
The things we remember best are those better forgotten.
Superiority is always detested.
Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil. Tis the sole remedy against misfortune the very ventilation of the soul.
One who was adored by all in prosperity is abhorred by all in adversity.