The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
Heaven never helps the man who will not help himself
Desire looks clear from the eyes of a lovely bride: power as strong as the founded world
A broad-backed ox can be driven straight on his road even by a small goad.
Who feels no ills, should, therefore, fear them; and when fortune smiles, be doubly cautious, lest destruction come remorseless on him, and he fall unpitied.
Brave hearts do not back down back off.