Strive to be the best and you may succeed: he may well win the race that runs by himself.
And where is the Prince who can afford to so cover his country with troops for its defense, as that ten thousand men descending from the clouds, might not in many places do an infinite deal of mischief, before a force could be brought together to repel them?
Poverty, Poetry, and new Titles of Honor, make Men ridiculous
Contentment makes a poor person rich and discontent makes a rich person poor.
Remember, Sir, that [England] began the slave trade!
La pereza anda tan despacio que la pobreza no tarda en alcanzarla.