Be more careful not to Miss once than to Hit a hundred times.

Better be cheated in the price than in the quality of goods.

When you find Fortune favourable, stride boldly forward, for she favours the bold and, being a woman, the young. But if you have bad luck, keep retired so as not to redouble the influence of your unlucky star.

The same thing that sharpens envy, nourishes a generous spirit.

All victories breed hate, and that over your superior

The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied wins applause.

It is a privilege of the mighty to surround themselves with the champions of intellect;

Speech is easy, action hard. Actions are the stuff of life, words its frippery. Eminent deeds endure, striking words pass away. Actions are the fruit of thought; if this is wise, they are effective.

Even in the search for knowledge there should be moderation, lest we learn things better left unknown.