Trust your heart, especially when it is a strong one.
All men are idolators, some of fame, others of self-interest, most of pleasure.
We often have to put up with most from those on whom we most depend.
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.
The more merit, the less affection.
Work is the price which is paid for reputation.