Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal While others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.
How much better a thing it is to be envied than to be pitied.
If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
In soft regions are born soft men.
It is better to be envied than pitied.
Men trust their ears less than their eyes.
Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.
In peace, children inter their parents war violates the order of nature and causes parents to inter their children.
Force has no place where there is need of skill.
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