Haec ego non multis (scribo), sed tibi: satis enim magnum alter alteri theatrum sumus. I am writing this not to many, but to you: certainly we are a great enough audience for each other.

I would rather be first in a little Iberian village than second in Rome.

Let nothing be done in your life, which will cause you fear if it becomes known to your neighbor.

Natural wealth is limited and easily obtained; the wealth defined by vain fancies is always beyond reach.

Most men are in a coma when they are at rest and mad when they act.

The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully.

He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.