Cunning cheats itself wholly, and other people partially.
Tell me what company thou keepest and I'll tell thee what thou art.
A man prepared has half fought the battle.
For neither good nor evil can last for ever; and so it follows that as evil has lasted a long time, good must now be close at hand.
She wanted, with her fickleness, to make my destruction constant; I want, by trying to destroy myself, to satisfy her desire.
Get the better of yourself - this is the best kind of victory.