To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which you have even if you have nothing else.

Put yourself on view. This brings your talents to light.

One should cultivate good habits of memory, for it is capable of making existence a Paradise or an Inferno.

Chance has something to say, even how to write a good letter.

Politeness is the chief sign of culture.

The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.

You may be obliged to wage war, but not to use poisoned arrows.