Always act as if you were seen.

There are rules to luck, not everything is chance for the wise; luck can be helped by skill.

The heaven of the envied is hell for the envious. [...because they focus on what they don't have rather than being grateful for what they have, which is always better than some others.]

Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art.

The greatest service you can render someone else is helping him help himself.

There must be something good in a thing that pleases so many; even if it cannot be explained, it is certainly enjoyed.

You should aim to be independent of any one vote, of any one fashion, of any one century.