He who is brave is free.

Nothing is more hateful to wisdom than to much cunning.

The display of grief makes more demands than grief itself. How few men are sad in their own company.

It is often better not to see an insult than to avenge it.

The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired.

What difference does it make how much you have? What you do not have amounts to much more.

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.