1. "Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one."
2. “At 20 a man is a peacock, at 30 a lion, at 40 a camel, at 50 a serpent, at 60 a dog, at 70 an ape, and at 80 nothing.”
3. “A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.”
4. “Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.”
5. "Good things, when short, are twice as good."
6. "He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well."
7. "Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one."
8. "It is a great piece of skill to know how to guide your luck even while waiting for it."
9. "It is good to vary in order that you may frustrate the curious, especially those who envy you."
10. "Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second."
11. "Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one."
12. "Luck can be assisted. It is not all chance with the wise."
13. "Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose."
14. "Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong."
15. “Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.”
16. "One must pass through the circumference of time before arriving at the center of opportunity."
17. "The wise man does at once what the fool does finally."
18. "Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things are judged by their jackets."
19. "When desire dies, fear is born."
