Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
Publilius Syrus
The happy man is not he who seems thus to others, but who seems thus to himself.
It is more easy to get a favor from Fortune than to keep it.
When Fortune is on our side, popular favor bears her company.
Never find your delight in another’s misfortune.
It is a consolation to the wretched to have companions in misery.
Pardon one offense, and you encourage the commission of many.
The better the gambler, the worse the man.