Unhappy is the man, though he rule the world, who doesn't consider himself supremely blessed. In order to consider himself supremely blessed he must deeply understand that things could be much worse but aren't! To not do that is to always be less happy than he could be.
If you wish to fear nothing, consider that everything is to be feared.
All art is an imitation of nature.
If a man does not know what port he is steering for, no wind is favorable to him.
It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.
Courage is a scorner of things which inspire fear.