He who would arrive at the appointed end must follow a single road and not wander through many ways.
The fortune of war is always doubtful.
No good thing is pleasant without friends to share it.
Real improvement is of slow growth only.
Good sides to adversity are best admired at a distance.
[During difficult times and after mistakes and failures it is helpful to remember ...] Oftentimes calamity turns to our advantage and great ruins make way for greater glories.