"The inhabitants of warm countries are timid like old men; those of cold countries are courageous like young ones."

"The principle of democracy is corrupted not only when the spirit of equality is lost, but also when it is carried to an extreme."

"The most important thing for a wise man is to have a good wife."

"We should not be surprised to see the great men of history so often overcome by fortune. It is because they were not great enough to despise it."

"When a man is flattered, he is often made to believe that he is greater than he is."