Money is a handmaiden, if thou knowest how to use it A mistress, if thou knowest not.
Adversity reveals the genius of a general; good fortune conceals it.
Summer treads on heels of spring.
The common people are but ill judges of a man's merits; they are slaves to fame, and their eyes are dazzled with the pomp of titles and large retinue. No wonder, then, that they bestow their honors on those who least deserve them.
Envy is not to be conquered but by death.
Make a good use of the present.