Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.
One who was abhorred by all in prosperity is adored by all in adversity.
One should cultivate good habits of memory, for it is capable of making existence a Paradise or an Inferno.
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.
There is no desert like being friendless.
The wise persono would rather see others needing him than thanking him.