Nothing is good for him for whom nothing is bad.

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.

Rate the intensive above the extensive. The perfect does not lie in quantity, but in quality.

It is good to vary in order that you may frustrate the curious, especially those who envy you.

The worthless usually live long.

A man is judged by his friends, for the wise and the foolish have never agreed.

Attain and maintain a reputation, for it is the usufruct of fame. A stiff climb, for it is the issue of excellence, as rare as mediocrity is common.