Envy and fear are the only passions to which no pleasure is attached.
A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy.
Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior.
Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor.
Though pride is not a virtue, it is the parent of many virtues.
If we escape punishment for our vices, why should we complain if we are not rewarded for our virtues?