By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
Men are least safe from what success induces them not to fear.
The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
Envy is blind, and she has no other quality than that of detracting from virtue