He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.
He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.
Knowledge and courage take turns at greatness.
All men are idolators, some of fame, others of self-interest, most of pleasure.
For a thing to remain undone nothing more is needed than to think of it done.
Fortune pays you sometimes for the intensity of her favors by the shortness of their duration. She soon tires of carrying any one long on her shoulders.