Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being applauded when you arrive - for that is commo….

When a man's knowledge is deep, he speaks well of an enemy. Instead of seeking revenge, he extends unexpected generosity. He turns insult into humor,….

The truest wild beasts live in the most populous places..

Help others solve their problems; standing farther away, you can often see matters more clearly than they do. . . The greatest service you can render….

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose..

You should aim to be independent of any one vote, of any one fashion, of any one century..

Few are the friends of a mans self, most those of his circumstances..

It takes more to make one sage today than it did to make the seven of Greece. And you need more resources to deal with a single person these days tha….

There is no need to show your ability before everyone..

Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some novelty left over. The person who displays a little more of it ….

At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog, at seventy an ape, at eighty a nothing at all..

Treat your enemies with courtesy, and you'll see how valuable it really is. It costs little but pays a nice dividend: those who honor are honored. Po….

Do not be inaccessible. None is so perfect that he does not need at times the advice of others. He is an incorrigible ass who will never listen to an….

There is no beauty unaided, no excellence that does not sink to the barbarous, unless saved by art..

Never risk your reputation on a single shot, for if you miss the loss is irreparable..

Know how to choose well. Most of life depends thereon. It needs good taste and correct judgment, for which neither intellect nor study suffices..

The path to greatness is along with others..

Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies..

God Himself chasteneth not with a rod but with time..

The crutch of Time accomplishes more than the club of Hercules..

Lies always come first, dragging fools along by their irreparable vulgarity. Truth always lags last, limping along on the arm of time..