Prudence and love cannot be mixed; you can end love, but never moderate it.
There's one blessing only, the source and cornerstone of beatitude: confidence in self.
Constant exposure to dangers will breed contempt for them.
Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it.
A dwarf can stand on a mountain, he's no taller.
Haste trips up its own heels, fetters and stops itself.