Pain, scorned by yonder gout-ridden wretch, endured by yonder dyspeptic in the midst of his dainties, borne bravely by the girl in travail. Slight thou art, if I can bear thee, short thou art if I cannot bear thee!

Philosophy is good advice, and no one gives good advice at the top of his lungs.

Let me therefore live as if every moment were to be my last.

You cannot escape necessities, but you can overcome them.

For men in a state of freedom had thatch for their shelter, while slavery dwells beneath marble and gold.

The fortune of war is always doubtful.

Away with the world's opinion of you-it's always unsettled and divided.