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

It takes more to make one sage today than it did to make the seven of Greece. And you need more resources to deal with a single person these days than with an entire nation in times past.

He who puts off nothing till tomorrow has done a great deal.

The sage never seems to know his own merits, for only by not noticing them can you call others' attention to them.

Excellence resides in quality, not in quantity. The best is always few and rare; much lowers value.

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

Life is a warfare against the malice of others.