Even the hard times are part of your life story. If you acknowledge them and move past them, they eventually add up to the experience that makes you wise.

Don't gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver or gold.

It never hurts to think too highly of a person; often they become ennobled and act better because of it.

Better to have a known enemy than a forced ally.

But on the whole it is wise in human affairs, and in the government of men, to separate pomp from power.

Dangers which are warded off and difficulties which are overcome before they reach a crisis are utterly unrecognised.