No worse fate can befall a young man or woman than becoming prematurely entrenched in prudence and negation.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It is one of the oldest maxims of moral prudence: Do not, by aspiring to what is impracticable, lose the opportunity of doing the good you can effect!
The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.
Doing what's right is no guarantee against misfortune.
Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, 'This is a misfortune' but 'To bear this worthily is good fortune.'
I think quite often a fate worse than death is life, for lots of people.
Young people think that nothing bad will ever happen to them.
The best of men cannot suspend their fate: The good die early, and the bad die late.
There is no greater evil for men than the constraint of fortune.
Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother.
Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.