The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

There are secret ties, there are sympathies, by the sweet relationship of which souls that are well matched attach themselves to each other, and are affected by I know not what, which cannot be explained

To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred.

An example is often a deceptive mirror, and the order of destiny, so troubling to our thoughts, is not always found written in things past

Among wellborn spirits courage does not depend on age.

For souls nobly born, valor doesn't await the passing of years

It is an imprudence common to kings to listen to too much advice and to err in their choice.