“Justice inclines her scales so that wisdom comes at the price of suffering.”

There is advantage in the wisdom won from pain.

In the lack of judgment great harm arises, but one vote cast can set right a house.

I know how men in exile feed on dreams.

Search well and be wise, nor believe that self-willed pride will ever be better than good counsel.

My heart’s a dance of fear.

It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted.

Sweet is a grief well ended.

In war, the first casualty is truth.

Rumours voiced by women come to nothing.

Many among men are they who set high the show of honor, yet break justice.

Courage! Suffering, when it climbs highest, lasts not long.

God loves to help him who strives to help himself.

Tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.

They sent forth men to battle, But no such men return; And home, to claim their welcome, Come ashes in an urn.

It is always in season for old men to learn.

His resolve is not to seem, but to be, the best.

You have to have trust in someone you’re working with; otherwise, you’re not gonna come out with something that’s really you.

Failure comes part and parcel with invention. It’s not optional.

It may feel like God has forgotten about you, but your time is coming.

Everything comes to those who hustle while they wait.

There is no paycheck that can equal the feeling of contentment that comes from being the person you are meant to be.

Almost all enduring success comes to people after they are forty. For seldom does mature judgment arrive before then.

When you love something, you’ll always come back to it. You’ll always keep asking questions, and finding answers.

When a man leaves you, he won’t be back.