Great names abase, instead of elevating, those who do not know how to bear them.

A clever man reaps some benefit from the worst catastrophe, and a fool can turn even good luck to his disadvantage.

Magnanimity is sufficiently defined by its name, nevertheless one can say it is the good sense of pride, the most noble way of receiving praise.

A man is sometimes better off deceived about the one he loves, than undeceived.

One should treat one's fate as one does one's health; enjoy it when it is good, be patient with it when it is poor, and never attempt any drastic cure save as an ultimate resort.

If one judges love by the majority of its effects, it is more like hatred than like friendship.

Envy is more incapable of reconciliation than hatred is.