He is a king who fears nothing, he is a king who desires nothing!
No one can long hide behind a mask; the pretense soon lapses into the true character.
Do you desire not to be angry? Be not inquisitive. He who inquires what is said of him only works out his own misery.
He who begs timidly courts a refusal.
Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
Behold a worthy sight, to which the God, turning his attention to his own work, may direct his gaze. Behold an equal thing, worthy of a God, a brave man matched in conflict with evil fortune.