“How fate is stubborn and holds to habit.”
“But that's how the heart is. Stubborn and foolish.”
“He who has not been a stubborn accuser in prosperity should hold his peace in the face of ruin.”
“But of all the animals, man holds the fate of the world in his hands.”
“Fate often enough will spare a man if his courage holds.”
“Be stubborn if you wish to, if you need to, but we know how this will end.”