“Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts”

“Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant.”

“Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.”

“Leave off asking what tomorrow will bring, andwhatever days fortune will give, count themas profit.”

“A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small, to pinch the feet. So it is with those whose fortune does not suit them.”

“It is not enough for poems to be beautiful; they must be affecting, and must lead the heart of the hearer as they will.”

“Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.”