It is only in misery that we recognize the hand of God leading good men to good.

No matter what one says, you can recognize only those matters that are equal to you. Only rulers who possess extraordinary abilities will recognize and esteem properly extraordinary abilities in their subjects and servants.

Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago.

Desire is the presentiment of our inner abilities, and the forerunner of our ultimate accomplishments.

A vain man can never be utterly ruthless: he wants to win applause and therefore he accommodates himself to others

Anecdotes and maxims are rich treasures to the man of the world, for he knows how to introduce the former at fit place in conversation.

If you are to accomplish all that one demands of you, you must overestimate your own worth.