There is no fair wind for one who knows not whither he is bound.

No one can hold absolute power for long, controlled power endures.

Watch over yourself. Be your own accuser, then your judge; ask yourself grace sometimes, and, if there is need, impose upon yourself some pain.

It is the practice of the multitude to bark at eminent men, as little dogs do at strangers.

What once were vices are manners now.

What must be shall be; and that which is a necessity to him that struggles, is little more than choice to him that is willing.

The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity.