On Providence

Fire tests gold, suffering tests brave men.

No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself.

The good never dies.

Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.

Nothing happens to the wise man against his expectation.

A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.

The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.