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.

No one ever lost his honor, except he who had it not.

Even a single hair casts its shadow.

Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.

In doubtful matters boldness is everything.

The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body.

No pleasure lasts long unless there is variety in it.