Fortune cures us of many faults that reason could not.
Extreme boredom provides its own antidote.
Jealousy is the greatest of all evils, and the one that arouses the least pity in the person who causes it.
The intention of never deceiving often exposes us to deception.
The appearances of goodness and merit often meet with a greater reward from the world than goodness and merit themselves.
Sometimes a fool has talent, but never judgment.