As those that pull down private houses adjoining to the temples of the gods, prop up such parts as are contiguous to them; so, in undermining bashfulness, due regard is to be had to adjacent modesty, good-nature and humanity.

Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.

Reason speaks and feeling bites

Learn to be pleased with everything...because it could always be worse, but isn't!

Neither blame or praise yourself.

So also it is good not always to make a friend of the person who is expert in twining himself around us; but, after testing them, to attach ourselves to those who are worthy of our affection and likely to be serviceable to us.

Barba non facit philosophum