We Have Not Enough Strength To Follow

Fortune Cures Us Of Many Faults That Reason Could Not.

Nature Makes Merit, And Fortune Puts It To Work.

One Kind Of Happiness Is To Know Exactly At What Point To Be Miserable.

When Fortune Surprises Us By Giving Us Some Great Office Without Having Gradually Led Us To Expect It, Or Without Having Raised Our Hopes, It Is Well Nigh Impossible To Occupy It Well, And To Appear Worthy To Fill It.

Intrepidity Is An Extraordinary Strength Of Soul, Which Raises It Above The Troubles, Disorders And Emotions Which The Sight Of Great Perils Can Arouse In It; By This Strength Heroes Maintain A Calm Aspect And Preserve Their Reason And Liberty In The Most Surprising And Terrible Accidents.