It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.

For greed all nature is too little.

He who dreads hostility too much is unfit to rule.

The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man... It is more powerful than external circumstances.

Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.

It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it.