Fortune cannot aid those who do nothing.
The joy that comes past hope and beyond expectation is like no other pleasure in extent.
I was born to join in love, not hate - that is my nature.
If I am young, then you should look not to age but to deeds.
There are some who praise a man free from disease; to me no man who is poor seems free from disease but to be constantly sick.
And if my present actions strike you as foolish, let's just say I've been accused of folly by a fool.