It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything.
A fool cannot hold his tongue.
He shall fare well who confronts circumstances aright.
Where two discourse, if the anger of one rises, he is the wise man who lets the contest fall.
It is a high distinction for a homely woman to be loved for her character rather than for beauty.
Foreign lady once remarked to the wife of a Spartan commander that the women of Sparta were the only women in the world who could rule men. "We are the only women who raise men," the Spartan lady replied.