He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong to him.
Light troubles speak; the weighty are struck dumb.
We learn not for life but for the debating-room.
The mind is a matter over every kind of fortune; itself acts in both ways, being the cause of its own happiness and misery.
Fire proves gold, adversity proves men.
He robs present ills of their power who has perceived their coming beforehand.