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.
Depend not on fortune, but on conduct.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble about.
With little loan you get a friend, with big loan an enemy.
An angry father is most cruel towards himself.
Deliberando saepe perit occasio [The opportunity often slips away while we deliberate on it].