Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way.

The absolute ruler may be a Nero, but he is sometimes a Titus or Marc Aurelius; the people is often Nero, but never Marc Aurelius.

A fool may have his coat embroidered with gold, but it is a fool's coat still.

Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future.

Youth is not the era of wisdom; let us therefore have due consideration.

Of every ten persons who talk about you, nine will say something bad, and the tenth will say something good in a bad way.

Gold like the sun, which melts wax, but hardens clay, expands great souls.