A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.
It is fortunate to be of high birth, but it is no less so to be of such character that people do not care to know whether you are or are not.
Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.
It is impossible to walk rapidly and be unhappy.
Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.
Art is science made clear.
There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers.