A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.
From Horace
Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious.
Nothing's beautiful from every point of view.
Pale Death beats equally at the poor man's gate and at the palaces of kings.
The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced; But the righteous are like carvings upon stone, For their smallest act is durable.
Fidelity is the sister of justice.
Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.
A good and faithful judge ever prefers the honorable to the expedient.
Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.
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