Hope is a great falsifier. Let good judgment keep her in check.
Knowledge without courage is sterile.
One who was abhorred by all in prosperity is adored by all in adversity.
The more merit, the less affection.
Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things are judged by their jackets.
Make your friends your teachers and mingle the pleasures of conversation with the advantages of instruction.