It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not equally courteous to all, for that would be injustice.

He who finds Fortune on his side should go briskly ahead, for she is wont to favor the bold.

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

Display startling novelty-rise afresh like the sun every day. Change too the scene on which you shine, so that you rloss may be felt in the old scenes of your triumph, while the novelty of your powers wins applause in the new.

There are rules to luck, not everything is chance for the wise; luck can be helped by skill.

When a man's knowledge is deep, he speaks well of an enemy. Instead of seeking revenge, he extends unexpected generosity. He turns insult into humor, ... and astonishes his adversary who finds no reason not to trust him.

To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.