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

When you find Fortune favorable, stride boldly forward, for she favors the bold, and being a woman, the young.

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

At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog, at seventy an ape, at eighty a nothing at all.

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

Folly consists not in committing Folly, but in being incapable of concealing it. All men make mistakes, but the wise conceal the blunders they have made, while fools make them public. Reputation depends more on what is hidden than on what is seen. If you can’t be good, be careful.

To be at ease is better than to be at business.