Misfortune is the test of a person's merit.

It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable.

He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong to him.

What must be shall be; and that which is a necessity to him that struggles, is little more than choice to him that is willing.

A man who suffers or stresses before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary

Set aside a certain number of days, during which you shall be content with the scantiest and cheapest fare, with course and rough dress, saying to yourself the while: " Is this the condition that I feared?"

Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.