He Is Less Likely To Be Mistaken

Like Other Men, I Have Sought Honours And Preferment, And Often Have Obtained Them Beyond My Wishes Or Hopes. Yet Never Have I Found In Them That Content Which I Had Figured Beforehand In My Mind. A Strong Reason, If We Well Consider It, Why We Should Disencumber Ourselves Of Vain Desires.

There Is No Evil In Human Affairs That Has Not Some Good Mingled With It. [it., Non E Male Alcuno Nelle Cose Umane Che Non Abbia Congiunto Seco Qualche Bene.]

There Is Nothing So Fleeting As The Memory Of Benefits Received.

Ambition Is Not In Itself An Evil; Nor Is He To Be Condemned Whose Spirit Prompts Him To Seek Fame By Worthy And Honourable Ways.

By Numberless Examples It Will Evidently Appear That Human Affairs Are As Subject To Change And Fluctuation As The Waters Of The Sea Agitated By The Winds.