Let No One Trust So Entirely To

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.

Let No One Trust So Entirely To Natural Prudence As To Persuade Himself That It Will Suffice To Guide Him Without Help From Experience.

He Is Less Likely To Be Mistaken Who Looks Forward To A Change In The Affairs Of The World Than He Who Regards Them As Firm And Stable.

How Much Luckier Than All The Rest Of Mankind Are The Astrologers Who, If They Tell One Truth Among A Hundred Lies, Obtain So Much Credit That Even Their Lies Are Believed.

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.]