True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.
Harness the imagination, for she is the whole of happiness.
Display startling novelty-rise afresh like the sun every day. Change too the scene on which you shine, so that you rloss may be felt in the old scenes of your triumph, while the novelty of your powers wins applause in the new.
Yes and no are soon said, but give much to think over.
Life is a warfare against the malice of others.
Even monarchs have need of authors, and fear their pens more than ugly women the painter's pencil.