A Man Is Judged By

A Brand New Mediocrity Is Thought More Of Than Accustomed Excellence.

Fortunate People Often Have Very Favorable Beginnings And Very Tragic Endings. What Matters Isn't Being Applauded When You Arrive - For That Is Common - But Being Missed When You Leave.

Friendship Multiplies Blessings And...soothes The Soul.

A Prudent Man Will Think More Important What Fate Has Conceded To Him, Than What It Has Denied.

It Takes More To Make One Sage Today Than It Did To Make The Seven Of Greece. And You Need More Resources To Deal With A Single Person These Days Than With An Entire Nation In Times Past.