Nothing arouses ambition so much in the heart as the trumpet-clang of another's fame.
Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art.
Watchfulness is the only guard against cunning. Be intent on his intentions. Many succeed in making others do their own affairs, and unless you possess the key to their motives you may at any moment be forced to take their chestnuts out of the fire to the damage of your own fingers.