To think well and to consent to obey someone giving good advice are the same thing.
A man trusts his ears less than his eyes.
If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
Call no man happy before he dies.
The hastening of any undertaking begets error, from which great losses are wont to come.
Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.