What is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger that is felt towards men?

The man who does something under orders is not unhappy; he is unhappy who does something against his will.

He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when it is in his power to do so.

Men trust rather to their eyes than to their ears; the effect of precepts is therefore slow and tedious, whilst that of examples is summary and effectual.

Of war men ask the outcome, not the cause.

The largest part of goodness is the will to become good.

Sadness usually results from one of the following causes either when a man does not succeed, or is ashamed of his success.