The fortune of war is always doubtful.
What else is nature but God?
He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when it is in his power to do so.
What should a wise person do when given a blow? Same as Cato when he was attacked; not fire up or revenge the insult., or even return the blow, but simply ignore it.
No one is laughable who laughs at himself.
See how many are better off than you are, but consider how many are worse.