A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.
Choose a subject equal to your abilities; think carefully what your shoulders may refuse, and what they are capable of bearing.
Be this thy brazen bulwark, to keep a clear conscience, and never turn pale with guilt.
The same night awaits us all.
The one who prosperity takes too much delight in will be the most shocked by reverses.
Nothing is achieved without toil.