The path of precept is long, that of example short and effectual.
It is only luxury and avarice that make poverty grievous to us; for it is a very small matter that does our business, and when we have provided against cold, hunger, and thirst, all the rest is but vanity and excess.
Light griefs do speak, while sorrow's tongue is bound.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
Trifling trouble find utterance; deeply felt pangs are silent.
Good sides to adversity are best admired at a distance.