A small state increases by concord; the greatest falls gradually to ruin by dissension.
Prosperity tries the souls even of the wise.
Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.
All men who would surpass the other animals should do their best not to pass through life silently like the beasts whom nature made prone, obedient to their bellies.
To someone seeking power, the poorest man is the most useful.
Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light