Adversity Makes Men Remember God.

Good Fortune And A Good Disposition Are Rarely Given To The Same Man.

Law Is A Thing Which Is Insensible, And Inexorable, More Beneficial And More Profitious To The Weak Than To The Strong; It Admits Of No Mitigation Nor Pardon, Once You Have Overstepped Its Limits.

By Flying, Men Often Rush Into The Midst Of Calamities.

Adversity Reminds Men Of Religion.

Better And Safer Is An Assured Peace Than A Victory Hoped For. The One Is In Your Own Power, The Other Is In The Hands Of The Gods.