Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage.

Oh child, may you be happier than your father, but in all other respects alike. And then you would not be bad.

There is no greater evil for men than the constraint of fortune.

Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.

None love the messenger who brings bad news.

Do not believe that you alone can be right.The man who thinks that,The man who maintains that only he has the powerTo reason correctly, the gift to speak, the soul-A man like that, when you know him, turns out empty.

Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money.