A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join the battle than to win.
A man convinced of his own merit will accept misfortune as an honor, for thus can he persuade others, as well as himself, that he is a worthy target for the arrows of fate.
None but great men are capable of having great flaws.
Our probity is not less at the mercy of fortune than our property.
Gracefulness is to the body what understanding is to the mind.
The praise we give to new comers into the world arises from the envy we bear to those who are established.