That man scorches with his brightness, who overpowers inferior capacities, yet he shall be revered when dead.
The covetous person is full of fear; and he or she who lives in fear will ever be a slave.
Good sense is both the first principal and the parent source of good writing.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful with that which is agreeable.
Noble descent and worth, unless united with wealth, are esteemed no more than seaweed.
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless, avarice is never satisfied.