Good sense is both the first principal and the parent source of good writing.
The secret of all good writing is sound judgment.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
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.
Subdue your passion or it will subdue you.
Who after wine, talks of wars hardships or of poverty.