Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.
It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for that would be injustice.
It is a great misfortune to be of use to nobody; scarcely less to be of use to everybody.
The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.
The crutch of Time accomplishes more than the club of Hercules.
It is impossible to live without brains, either one's own or borrowed.