Mind Is The Partial Side Of Men;

The Modest Man Has Everything To Gain, And The Arrogant Man Everything To Lose; For Modesty Has Always To Deal With Generosity, And Arrogance With Envy.

The Absolute Ruler May Be A Nero, But He Is Sometimes A Titus Or Marc Aurelius; The People Is Often Nero, But Never Marc Aurelius.

Mutability Is Written Upon All Things.

There Is Even The Dignity Of Vice.

The Most Civilized People Are As Near To Barbarism As The Most Polished Steel Is To Rust. Nations, Like Metals, Have Only A Superficial Brilliancy.