Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness it is to be expecting evil before it comes.
Nature does not bestow virtue; to be good is an art.
Obedience is yielded more readily to one who commands gently.
Wisdom comes to no one by chance.
We are all sinful. Therefore whatever we blame in another we shall find in our own bosoms.
You cease to be afraid when you cease to hope; for hope is accompanied by fear.
To be able to endure odium is the first art to be learned by those who aspire to power.
No one can have all he desires.
If virtue precede us every step will be safe.
Nothing is ours except time.
You cannot escape necessities, but you can overcome them.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
It is the failing of youth not to be able to restrain its own violence.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
Praise thyself never.
Speech is the mirror of the mind.
Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them.
It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable.
Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.
We are always complaining that our days are few, and acting as though there would be no end to them.
Money has never yet made anyone rich.
To strive with an equal is dangerous; with a superior, mad; with an inferior, degrading.
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.
Human affairs are like a chess-game: only those who do not take it seriously can be called good players. Life is like an earthen pot: only when it is shattered, does it manifest its emptiness.
The highest duty and the highest proof of wisdom - that deed and word should be in accord.
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