“Folly consists not in committing Folly, but in being incapable of concealing it. All men make mistakes, but the wise conceal the blunders they have made, while fools make them public. Reputation depends more on what is hidden than on what is seen. If you can’t be good, be careful.”

“He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.”

“Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.”

“Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.”

“Know or listen to those who know.”

“The wise does at once what the fool does at last.”

“Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.”

“The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause.”

“Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.”

“Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance.”

“Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise.”