You cannot escape necessities, but you can overcome them.
If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living.
Modesty forbids what the law does not.
The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man. It is more powerful than external circumstances.
Success is not greedy, as people think, but insignificant. That is why it satisfies nobody.
Know thyself; this is the great object.