These disputing, contradicting and confuting People are generally unfortunate in their Affairs. They get Victory sometimes, but they never get Good Will, which would be of more use to them.
The World is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet every one has courage enough to bear the misfortunes, and wisdom enough to manage the Affairs of his neighbour.
It’s always a ticklish matter to intervene decisively in other people’s affairs.[Es ist immer bedenklich, in fremde Verhältnisse entscheidend einzugreifen.]
In the Affairs of this World Men are saved, not by Faith, but by the Want of it.
In all human affairs, we cannot rid ourselves of one inconvenience without running into another.[Ed in tutte le cose umane si vede questo, chi le esaminerà bene: che non si può mai cancellare uno inconveniente, che non ne surga un altro.]
As soon as anyone says of the affairs of the state, ‘Of what importance are they to me?’ we must consider that the state is lost.[Sitôt que quelqu’un dit des affaires de l’Etat: que m’importe? on doit compter que l’État est perdu.]
An affair must be judged by its results.
