Interest blinds some people, and enlightens others.
Honest people will respect us for our merit: the public, for our luck.
The sure way to be cheated is to think one's self more cunning than others.
The only security is courage.
A man's wits are better employed in bearing up under the misfortunes that lie upon him at present than in foreseeing those that may come upon him hereafter.
Moderation in people who are contented comes from that calm that good fortune lends to their spirit.