An Honor Prudently Declined Often Returns With

Fortune Blinds Men When She Does Not Wish Them To Withstand The Violence Of Her Onslaughts.

Luck Is Of Little Moment To The Great General, For It Is Under The Control Of His Intellect And His Judgment.

He Will Have True Glory Who Despises It.

When Tarquin The Proud Was Asked What Was The Best Mode Of Governing A Conquered City, He Replied Only By Beating Down With His Staff All The Tallest Poppies In His Garden.

A Woman's Mind Is Affected By The Meanest Gifts.