The good, we do it; the evil, that is fortune; man is always right, and destiny always wrong.
Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
It is good to be charitable; but to whom? That is the point. As to the ungrateful, there is not one who does not at last die miserable.
Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.
Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.