Misfortune is the test of a person's merit.
There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
Reason wishes that the judgement it gives be just; anger wishes that the judgement it has given seem to be just.
Vice is contagious, and there is no trusting the sound and the sick together.
It is never too late to learn what is always necessary to know.
Good sides to adversity are best admired at a distance.