Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.
To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.
Do pleasant things yourself, but unpleasant things through others.
The passions are the humors of the mind, and the least excess sickens our judgment. If the disease spreads to the mouth, your reputation will be in danger.
Wise men appreciate all men, for they see the good in each and know how hard it is to make anything good.
Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it.