According to success do we gain a reputation for judgement.
The wavering mind is but a base possession.
To an old father, nothing is more sweet than a daughter. Boys are more spirited, but their ways are not so tender.
What good can come from meeting death with tears? If a man Is sorry for himself, he doubles death.
Do not mistake the rule of force for true power. Men are not shaped by force.
Had I succeeded well, I had been reckoned amongst the wise; our minds are so disposed to judge from the event.