Courage leads starward, fear toward death.
Let us be brave in the face of adversity.
No man will swim ashore and take his baggage with him.
A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless there be two.
It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and prefer things in measure to things in excess.
He who looks for advantage out of friendship strips it all of its nobility.