There is no beauty unaided, no excellence that does not sink to the barbarous, unless saved by art.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Begin with another's to end with your own.

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.

Do not commit yourself to anybody or anything, for that is to be a slave, a slave to every man Above all, keep yourself free of commitments and obligations - they are the device of another to get you into his power

Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.

God Himself chasteneth not with a rod but with time.