Men Are So Simple Of Mind, And

In Order Not To Annul Our Free Will, I Judge It True That Fortune May Be Mistress Of One Half Our Actions But Then Even She Leaves The Other Half, Or Almost, Under Our Control.

He Who Has Once Begun To Live By Rapine Always Finds Reasons For Taking What Is Not His.

One Change Always Leaves The Way Open For The Establishment Of Others.

It Is Often Found That Modesty And Humility Not Only Do No Good, But Are Positively Hurtful, When They Are Shown To The Arrogant Who Have Taken Up A Prejudice Against You, Either From Envy Or From Any Other Cause.

It Is Better To Be Adventurous Than Cautious, Because Fortune Is A Woman.