The man who masters his own soul will forever be called conqueror of conquerors.
If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to earnest.
The prudent man really frames his own fortunes for himself.
Men understand the worth of blessings only when they have lost them.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
Who wishes to give himself an abundance of business let him equip these two things, a ship and a woman. For no two things involve more business, if you have begun to fit them out. Nor are these two things ever sufficiently adorned, nor is any excess of adornment enough for them.