Wisdom is rooted in watching with affection the way people grow.
It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.
Men's natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them.
The vices come as passengers, visit us as guest and stay as masters.
By gaining the people, the kingdom is gained; by losing the people, the kingdom is lost.
He who rules by moral force is like the pole star, which remains in place while all the lesser stars do homage to it.