The love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.
Valor is of no service, chance rules all, and the bravest often fall by the hands of cowards.
I am my nearest neighbour.
[The Jews have] an attitude of hostility and hatred towards all others.
Viewed from a distance, everything is beautiful.
Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.