Fortune dreads the brave, and is only terrible to the coward.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
When one has lost a friend one's eyes should be neither dry nor streaming. Tears, yes, there should be, but not lamentation.
While we wait for life, life passes
A thing seriously pursued affords true enjoyment.
Remember that pain has this most excellent quality. If prolonged it cannot be severe, and if severe it cannot be prolonged.