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

The bee and the serpent often sip from the selfsame flower.

Fortune is the best school of courage when she is fraught with anger, in the same way as winds and tempests are the school of the sailorboy.

The canker which the trunk conceals is revealed by the leaves, the fruit, or the flower.

If every man's internal care Were written on his brow, How many would our pity share Who raise our envy now?

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.

Prepare thy soul calmly to obey; such offering will be more acceptable to God than every other sacrifice.