A blast in the human breast is nothing to boast of.
God creates men, but they choose each other.
It is a common failing of man not to take account of tempests during fair weather.
The prince who relies upon their words, without having otherwise provided for his security, is ruined; for friendships that are won by awards, and not by greatness and nobility of soul, although deserved, yet are not real, and cannot be depended upon in time of adversity.
Forgiveness proceeds from a generous soul.
Men are of three different capacities: one understands intuitively; another understands so far as it is explained; and a third understands neither of himself nor by explanation. The first is excellent, the second, commendable, and the third, altogether useless.