The sound of the drum drives out thought; for that very reason it is the most military of instruments.
Fear loves the idea of danger.
When you give, give with joy and smiling.
Maxims are to the intellect what laws are to actions; they do not enlighten, but they guide and direct, and, although themselves blind, are protective.
When my friends lack an eye, I look at them in profile.
If fortune wishes to make a man estimable, she gives him virtues; if she wishes to make him esteemed, she gives him success.