If ever you come upon a grove of ancient trees which have grown to an exceptional height, shutting out a view of sky by a veil of pleached and intertwining branches, then the loftiness of the forest, the seclusion of the spot and your marvel at the thick unbroken shade in the midst of the open spaces, will prove to you the presence of deity.

Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.

Some lack the fickleness to live as they wish and just live as they have begun.

The willing, destiny guides them; the unwilling, destiny drags them.

Before old age I took care to live well; in old age I take care to die well; but to die well is to die willingly.

If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.

Refrain from following the example of those whose craving is for attention, not their own improvement.