All things human hang by a slender thread; and that which seemed to stand strong suddenly falls and sinks in ruins.
Happy the man who ventures boldly to defend what he holds dear.
It is hope which makes the shipwrecked sailor strike out with his arms in the midst of the sea, though no land is in sight.
Courage conquers all things.
Trivial losses often prove great gains.
A broken fortune is like a falling column; the lower it sinks, the greater weight it has to sustain.