The assailant is often in the right; that the assailed is always.
There is delight in singing, though none hear beside the singer.
No friendship is so cordial or so delicious as that of girl for girl; no hatred so intense and immovable as that of woman for woman.
A true philosopher is beyond the reach of fortune.
Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much.
Consult duty not events.