The true way is the middle one, halfway between deserving a place and pushing oneself into it.

Never participate in the secrets of those above you; you think you share the fruit, and you share the stones - the confidence of a prince is not a grant, but a tax

Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.

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.

Tis much to gain universal admiration; more, universal love.

Peacemakers not only live, they rule life.

Passion colors all that it touches in its own hues.