The courts of kings are full of people, but empty of friends.
It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and prefer things in measure to things in excess.
He who looks for advantage out of friendship strips it all of its nobility.
Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands.
I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
Unhappy is the man, though he rule the world, who doesn't consider himself supremely blessed. In order to consider himself supremely blessed he must deeply understand that things could be much worse but aren't! To not do that is to always be less happy than he could be.