Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.

Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.

I know that human happiness never remains long in the same place.

Many exceedingly rich men are unhappy, but many middling circumstances are fortunate.

The period of a [Persian] boy's education is between the ages of five and twenty, and he is taught three things only: to ride, to use the bow, and to speak the truth.

It is sound planning that invariably earns us the outcome we want; without it, even the gods are unlikely to look with favour on our designs.

He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.