He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of triumph.
He can best avoid a snare who knows how to set one.
A friend must not be injured, even in jest.
It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can be successful without being envied and hated.]
Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.