There is but a step between a proud man's glory and his disgrace.
Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything.
The greater a man is in power above others, the more he ought to excel them in virtue. None ought to govern who is not better than the governed.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
To die at the command of another is to die twice.
No one knows what he can do till he tries.