One Man May Be More Cunning Than

The Only Thing That Should Astonish Us Is That Anything Can Yet Astonish Us.

Self-interest Speaks All Manner Of Tongues And Plays All Manner Of Parts, Even That Of Disinterestedness.

Love Of Glory, Fear Of Shame, Greed For Fortune, The Desire To Make Life Agreeable And Comfortable, And The Wish To Depreciate Others - All Of These Are Often The Causes Of The Bravery That Is Spoken So Highly Of By Men.

Those Who Give Too Much Attention To Trifling Things Become Generally Incapable Of Great Ones.

To Establish Oneself In The World, One Does All One Can To Seem Established There Already.