Arm yourself, my heart: the thing that you must do is fearful, yet inevitable.

Nothing has more strength than dire necessity.

Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.

Luckier than one's neighbor, but still not happy.

Life has no blessing like a prudent friend.

No one is truly free, they are a slave to wealth, fortune, the law, or other people restraining them from acting according to their will.