We heed no instincts but our own.
The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man's perfidy will rebound on himself.
Patience et longueur de temps Font plus que force ni que rage. Patience and longevity Are worth more than force and rage.
Learn that every flatterer Lives at the flattered listeners cost.
Better to rely on one powerful king than on many little princes.
Our condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.