Nothing arouses ambition so much in the heart as the trumpet-clang of another's fame. |
One deceit needs many others, and so the whole house is built in the air and must soon come to the ground |
One half the world laughs at the other, and fools are they all |
One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity. |
Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do. |
Respect yourself if you would have others respect you |
Sometimes it proves the highest understanding not to understand |
The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause. |
The greatest fool is he who thinks he is not one and all others are |
The greatest wisdom often consists in ignorance. |
The more merit, the less affection |
The passions are the humors of the mind, and the least excess sickens our judgment. If the disease spreads to the mouth, your reputation will be in danger. |
The path to greatness is along with others. |
The pillow is a silent Sibyl, and it is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards |
The secret of patience is doing something else in the meanwhile |