Harness the imagination, for she is the whole of happiness.

Knowledge without wisdom is double folly.

Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art.

Be known for pleasing others, especially if you govern them. Ruling other has one advantage: you can do more good than anyone else.

Two kinds of people are good at foreseeing danger: those who have learned at their own expense, and the clever people who learn a great deal at the expense of others.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

One should cultivate good habits of memory, for it is capable of making existence a Paradise or an Inferno.