Who shrinks from knowledge of his calamities but aggravates his fear; troubles half seen, shall torture all the more.
This body is not a home, but an inn; and that only for a short time.
He who blushes at riding in a rattletrap, will boast when he rides in style.
There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
The approach of liberty makes even an old man brave.
It is safer to offend certain men than it is to oblige them; for as proof that they owe nothing they seek recourse in hatred.