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

A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself.

Don't lie, but don't tell the whole truth.

One who was abhorred by all in prosperity is adored by all in adversity.

The best remedy for disturbances is to let them run their course, for so they quiet down.

Make your friends your teachers and mingle the pleasures of conversation with the advantages of instruction.

The more merit, the less affection.