To do nothing by halves is the way of noble spirits.

It is commonly a dangerous thing for a man to have more sense than his neighbors. Socrates paid for his superiority with his life; and if Aristotle saved his skin, it was by taking to his heels in time.

The cleverest of all the devils is Opportunity.

To do nothing by halves is the way of noble spirits.

An illusion which makes me happy is worth a verity which drags me to the ground.

Too oft is transient pleasure the source of long woes.

The compulsion of fate is bitter.