Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity.

Light cares speak, great ones are speechless. -Curae leves loquuntur ingentes stupent

It is to the interest of the commonwealth of mankind that there should be someone who is unconquered, someone against whom fortune has no power.

We ought to take outdoor walks, to refresh and raise our spirits by deep breathing in the open air.

Happy is the man who can endure the highest and lowest fortune. He who has endured such vicissitudes with equanimity has deprived misfortune of its power.

Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that are called evils, to surrender to them our freedom, in defiance of which we ought to face any suffering.

The great pilot can sail even when his canvass is rent.