Success in the affairs of life often serves to hide one's abilities, whereas adversity frequently gives one an opportunity to discover them.
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
Better wilt thou live...by neither always pressing out to sea nor too closely hugging the dangerous shore in cautious fear of storms.
Force without reason falls of its own weight.
Don't just put it off and think about it!
You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being read a second time; and don't labor for the admiration of the crowd, but be content with a few choice readers.