The worthless usually live long.
Surfeits of happiness are fatal.
The greatest wisdom often consist in ignorance.
One deceit needs many others, and so the whole house is built in the air and must soon come to the ground
Some are satisfied to stand politely before the portals of Fortune and to await her bidding; better those who push forward, who employ their enterprise, who on the wings of their worth and valor seek to embrace luck, and to effectively gain her favor.
The sage never seems to know his own merits, for only by not noticing them can you call others' attention to them.