“Necessity reforms the poor, and satiety reforms the rich.”

In private enterprises men may advance or recede, whereas they who aim at empire have no alternative between the highest success and utter downfall.

It is common, to esteem most what is most unknown.

It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks.

Keen at the start, but careless at the end.

When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.

All those things that are now field to be of the greatest antiquity were at one time new; what we to-day hold up by example will rank hereafter as precedent.

The hatred of relatives is the most violent.

None grieve so ostentatiously as those who rejoice most in heart. [Lat., Nulla jactantius moerent quam qui maxime laetantur.]

Adversity deprives us of our judgment.

Lust of power is the most flagrant of all the passions.

Miseram pacem vel bello bene mutari. Even war is preferable to a shameful peace.

Experience teaches. [Lat., Experientia docet.]

Even the bravest men are frightened by sudden terrors.

Neglected, calumny soon expires, show that you are hurt, and you give it the appearance of truth.

So as you go into battle, remember your ancestors and remember your descendants.

Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.

Anticipate charity by preventing poverty.

Nobody is ever impoverished through the giving of charity.

There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself.

In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill will to any human being, and even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fellow men, not knowing what they do.

If you often lost, just feed poor and relax.

Charity is a higher value than acquisition. You make more impact on people when you give to those in need.

When you give more than you have, soon you get more than you gave. 

Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.