I am above being injured by fortune, though she steals away much, more will remain with me. The blessing I now enjoy transcend fear.
Everyone wishes that the man whom he fears would perish.
Few love what they may have.
All things human hang by a slender thread; and that which seemed to stand strong suddenly falls and sinks in ruins.
That you may please others you must be forgetful of yourself.
In the make-up of human beings, intelligence counts for more than our hands, and that is our true strength.