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

You may be obliged to wage war, but not to use poisoned arrows.

One deceit needs many others, and so the whole house is built in the air and must soon come to the ground

Peacemakers not only live, they rule life.

Know what is evil, no matter how worshipped it may be. Let the man of sense not mistake it, even when clothed in brocade, or at times crowned in gold, because it cannot thereby hide its hypocrisy, for slavery does not lose its infamy, however noble the master.

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

Knowing how to keep a friend is more important than gaining a new one.