Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.
Let silence be your general rule; or say only what is necessary and in few words.
Ruin and recovering are both from within.
Contentment, as it is a short road and pleasant, has great delight and little trouble.
He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at.
To the rational being only the irrational is unendurable, but the rational is endurable.