Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.
His own character is the arbiter of every ones fortune.
Wisdom had rather be buffeted than not listened to.
The wounds of love can only be healed by the one who made them
It is better to arouse envy than pity.
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.