“A fearful man is always hearing things.”

It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.

Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.

You must remember that no one lives a life free from pain and suffering.

Opinions have greater power than strength of hands.

Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.

What fate can be worse than to know we have no one but ourselves to blame for our misfortunes!

A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.

Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.

I am the child of Fortune, the giver of good, and I shall not be shamed. She is my mother; my sisters are the Seasons; my rising and my falling match with theirs. Born thus, I ask to be no other man than that I am.

You should not consider a man’s age but his acts.

Strike at a great man, and you will not miss.

Men of perverse opinion do not know the excellence of what is in their hands, till someone dash it from them.

If you are out of trouble, watch for danger. And when you live well, then consider the most your life, lest ruin take it unawares.

Let men be wise by instinct if they can, but when this fails be wise by good advice.

Now let the weeping cease; Let no one mourn again. These things are in the hands of God.

Always desire to learn something useful.

Charity puts and end to poverty; righteous conduct to misery; discretion to ignorance; and scrutiny to fear.

People are good. No matter what. Beneath the rage and fear lies a wounded heart. We must do what we can do to heal it.

Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something.

A thing may be dreaded as long as it has not overtaken you.

Fear’s the only obstacle that gets in the way of doing what we love. Fear holds us back from living the lives we’re made to live.

I need to remind myself all the time that being afraid of things going wrong, is not the way to make things right. All fear has ever done is try destroy any existing hope I have.

Death does not trouble me. I have no fear of supernatural punishments, of course, nor could I enjoy an eternal life in which there would be nothing left for me to do, the task of living having been accomplished.

The greatest opportunities in life come with fear and risk.