There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying.
The fortune which nobody sees makes a person happy and unenvied.
The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are.
Man was formed for society.
Virtue is like precious odours,-most fragrant when they are incensed or crushed.
Seek not proud riches, but such as thou mayest get justly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully, and leave contentedly.