He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his worst enemy.
To forget the wrongs you receive, is to remedy them.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble about.
Whatever you can lose, you should reckon of no account.
The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty.
Adversity shows whether we have friends, or only the shadows of friends.