If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.

In soft regions are born soft men.

Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.

If one is sufficiently lavish with time, everything possible happens.

The king's might is greater than human, and his arm is very long.

Let there be nothing untried; for nothing happens by itself, but men obtain all things by trying.