The display of grief makes more demands than grief itself. How few men are sad in their own company.

A hungry people listens not to reason, not cares for justice, nor is bent by any prayers.

He who tenders doubtful safety to those in trouble refuses it.

Misfortune is the test of a person's merit.

Throughout the whole of life one must continue to learn to live and what will amaze you even more, throughout life you must learn to die. Seneca (Roman philosopher)

A man can refrain from wanting what he has not and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the hand.

These individulas have riches just as we say that we 'have a fever,' when really the fever has us.