A coward turns away, but a brave man's choice is danger.
Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.
Blood streams in sacrifice; yet anguish finds no cure.
What else goes wrong for a woman-except her marriage?
I think that fortune watcheth o'er our lives, surer than we. But well said: he who strives will find his goals strive for him equally.
If one must do a wrong, it's best to do it pursuing power-otherwise, let's have virtue.