We arrive at the various stages of life quite as novices.
Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.
Reason alone is insufficient to make us enthusiastic in any matter.
The praise we give to new comers into the world arises from the envy we bear to those who are established.
Silence is the safest policy if you are unsure of yourself.
Few are sufficiently wise to prefer censure which is useful to praise which is treacherous.