Wealth is the slave of a wise man. The master of a fool.
In war there is no prize for runner-up.
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
It's a vice to trust all, and equally a vice to trust none.
In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune's habit of behaving just as she pleases.
Men love their vices and hate them at the same time.