Distrust those who flame suddenly with enthusiasm. The hotter the frying-pan, the sooner melts the butter.
Work is something given directly from God, and it redeems the world.
Merit does much, but fortune often has a share in the bargain.
Much harm would arise if all the world believed in the Latin proverb; «Audaces fortuna juvat.»
There is no such thing as a modest highwayman; neither does any honest fellow like to make himself too visible.
Notable actions are like the shadows of the individuals who perform them; the greater they are, the further the shadow is cast.