The pilot who is always dreading a rock or a tempest must not complain if he remain a poor fisherman. We must at times trust, something to fortune, for fortune has often some share in what happens.

It is by no means a fact that death is the worst of all evils; when it comes it is an alleviation to mortals who are worn out with sufferings.

It is the just decree of Heaven that a traitor never sees his danger till his ruin is at hand.

If the internal griefs of every man could be read, written on his forehead, how many who now excite envy would appear to be the objects of pity?

An old warrior is never in haste to strike the blow.

Of all faults the greatest is the excess of impious terror, dishonoring divine grace. He who despairs wants love, wants faith; for faith, hope, and love are three torches which blend their light together, nor does the one shine without the other.

High birth is an accident, not a virtue.