Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies.

It is impossible to live without brains, either one's own or borrowed.

It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it.

Possession hinders enjoyment. It merely gives you the right to keep things for or from others, and thus you gain more enemies than friends.

Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise.

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

Always act as if you were seen.