The Best Things Are The Most Common.

Neither The Gifts Nor The Blows Of Fortune Equal Those Of Nature.

The Counsels Of Old Age Give Light Without Heat, Like The Sun In Winter.

To Execute Great Things, One Should Live As Though One Would Never Die.

The Wicked Are Always Surprised To Find That The Good Can Be Clever.

The Common Excuse For Those Bringing Misfortune On Others Is That They Desire Their Good.