Tis not the belly's hunger that costs so much, but its pride

Many men provoke others to overreach them by excessive suspicion; their extraordinary distrust in some sort justifies the deceit.

Nothing is so contemptible as the sentiments of the mob.

No tree becomes rooted and sturdy unless many a wind assails it. For by its very tossing it tightens its grip and plants its roots more securely; the fragile trees are those that have grown in a sunny valley.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

Teach the art of living well.

Whatever begins, also ends.