A certain peace is better and safer than a victory in prospect; the former is at your own disposal, the latter depends upon the gods.

I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.

Good fortune and a good disposition are rarely given to the same man.

The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.

False shame only is harmful.

Haste is blind and improvident.

Envy is blind, and she has no other quality than that of detracting from virtue