There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.
It is the gods' custom to bring low all things of surpassing greatness.
Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.
The sun will not shine on any country that has borders with ours.
It is better to be envied than pitied.
Happiness is not fame or riches or heroic virtues, but a state that will inspire posterity to think in reflecting upon our life, that it was the life they would wish to live.