A Hair Shirt Does Not Always Render

Not Being Able To Govern Events, I Govern Myself.

There Is No Wish More Natural Than The Wish To Know.

The Most Certain Sign Of Wisdom Is A Continual Cheerfulness; Her State Is Like That Of Things In The Regions Above The Moon, Always Clear And Serene.

A Man Must Live In The World And Make The Best Of It, Such As It Is.

The Beginnings Of All Things Are Weak And Tender. We Must Therefore Be Clear-sighted In The Beginnings, For, As In Their Budding We Discern Not The Danger, So In Their Full Growth We Perceive Not The Remedy.