Wisdom is the winner over good luck.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
Majestic mighty Wealth is the holiest of our gods.
Great power which incites great envy, hurls some men to destruction; they are drowned in a long splendid stream of honors.
A rare bird upon the earth and very much like a black swan.
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who accommodates his views to public opinion.]