The sorrowful dislike the gay, and the gay the sorrowful.
Do you count your birthdays with gratitude?
You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be certain to re-appear.
Who then is free? The wise man who can govern himself.
There is a mean in all things; even virtue itself has stated limits; which not being strictly observed, it ceases to be virtue.
In adversity be spirited and firm, and with equal prudence lessen your sail when filled with a too fortunate gale of prosperity.