The stronger always succeeds.
Know this, that troubles come swifter than the things we desire.
It is easier to begin well than to finish well.
It wasn't for nothing that the raven was just now croaking on my left hand.
I had much rather be adorned by beauty of character than by jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, character comes from within.
The gods confound the man who first found out How to distinguish hours! Confound him, too, Who in this place set up a sun-dial, To cut and hack my days so wretchedly Into small portions.