Without an adversary prowess shrivels. We see how great and efficient it really is only when it shows by endurance what it is capable of.

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

When one has lost a friend one's eyes should be neither dry nor streaming. Tears, yes, there should be, but not lamentation.

Levity of behavior is the bane of all that is good and virtuous.

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?

It is the property of a great and good mind to covet, not the fruit of good deeds, but good deeds themselves, and to seek for a good man even after having met with bad men.