Surround yourself with people strong enough to change your mind.
The absolute ruler may be a Nero, but he is sometimes a Titus or Marc Aurelius; the people is often Nero, but never Marc Aurelius.
It is said that friendship between women is only a suspension of hostilities.
Very nice couplet, although there are dull stretches.
Vices are often habits rather than passions.
The personal pronoun "I" should be the coat of arms of some individuals.
Indolence and stupidity are first cousins.
It is precisely because there is nothing within the One that all things are from it.
An insatiable appetite for glory leads to sacrifice and death, but innate instinct leads to self-preservation and life.
Virginity is something that can be offered to God.
It seems a fantastic paradox, but it is nevertheless a most important truth, that no architecture can be truly noble which is not imperfect.