Poverty treads close upon the heels of great and unexpected wealth.
Mind is the partial side of men; the heart is everything.
There are men who gain from their wealth only the fear of losing it.
History is only time furnished with dates and rich with events.
Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity.
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.