| Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks. |
| Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before. |
| How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied. |
| If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it. |
| In soft regions are born soft men. |
| It is better to be envied than pitied. |
| Men trust their ears less than their eyes. |
| Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. |
| In peace, children inter their parents war violates the order of nature and causes parents to inter their children. |
| Force has no place where there is need of skill. |
| Haste in every business brings failures. |
| The king's might is greater than human, and his arm is very long. |
| Not snow, no, nor rain, nor heat, nor night keeps them from accomplishing their appointed courses with all speed. |
| This is the bitterest pain among men, to have much knowledge but no power. |
