Poets are never allowed to be mediocre by the gods, by men or by publishers.
Adversity is wont to reveal genius, prosperity to hide it.
A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.
I can never forget suffering and I will never forget sunset. I came home with all of it in my mind.
Remember to keep the mind calm in difficult moments.
Though your threshing floor grind a hundred thousand bushels of corn, not for that reason will your stomach hold more than mine.