No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
He who labors diligently need never despair for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
Nothing is more useful than silence.
It is not hoary hairs that bring wisdom; some have an old head on young shoulders.
I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
Do not fight against Providence; nor bring more heavy weather to the storm. Face what is already there.