Narrowness of mind is often the cause of obstinacy; we do not easily believe beyond what we see.
No one thinks fortune so blind as those she has been least kind to.
Virtues lose themselves in self-interest, as rivers in the sea.
Organize one's values in the order of their worth
We are sometimes as different from ourselves as we are from others.
We should manage our fortune as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad, and never apply violent remedies except in an extreme necessity