If there is nothing left to desire, there is everything to fear, an unhappy state of happiness.
Know how to use evasion. That is how smart people get out of difficulties.
A brand new mediocrity is thought more of than accustomed excellence.
Know what is evil, no matter how worshipped it may be. Let the man of sense not mistake it, even when clothed in brocade, or at times crowned in gold, because it cannot thereby hide its hypocrisy, for slavery does not lose its infamy, however noble the master.
Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise.
The crutch of Time accomplishes more than the club of Hercules.