Never suffer the prejudice of the eye to determine the heart. — Johann Georg Zimmermann. Swiss philosophical writer, naturalist, and physician (1728–1795)
Open your mouth and purse cautiously; and your stock of wealth and reputation shall, at least in repute, be great.
Many have been ruined by their fortunes, and many have escaped ruin by the want of fortune. To obtain it the great have become little, and the little great.