Virtue is persecuted by the wicked more than it is loved by the good.
A man prepared has half fought the battle.
Alas! all music jars when the soul's out of tune.
The reputation of a woman may also be compared to a mirror of crystal, shining and bright, but liable to be sullied by every breath that comes near it.
He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.
Do you see over yonder, friend Sancho, thirty or forty hulking giants? I intend to do battle with them and slay them.