There is no genius free from some tincture of madness
What-so-ever the mind has ordained for itself, it has achieved
Laugh at your problems; everybody else does.
Other men's sins are before our eyes; our own are behind our backs.
Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.
Human nature is so constituted that insults sink deeper than kindnesses; the remembrance of the latter soon passes away, while that of the former is treasured in the memory.