It is sometimes necessary to play the fool to avoid being deceived by cunning men.
The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
Hatred is stronger than friendship.
A man is perhaps ungrateful, but often less chargeable with ingratitude than his benefactor is.
Organize one's values in the order of their worth
Hope is the last thing that dies in man; and though it be exceedingly deceitful, yet it is of this good use to us, that while we are traveling through life it conducts us in an easier and more pleasant way to our journey's end.