1.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
2.
No man was ever wise by chance.
No man was ever wise by chance.
3.
If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
4.
He who is brave is free.
He who is brave is free.
5.
We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.
We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.
6.
The greatest remedy for anger is delay.
The greatest remedy for anger is delay.
7.
Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it.
Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it.
8.
The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately.
The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately.
9.
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
10.
Time heals what reason cannot.
Time heals what reason cannot.
11.
It's not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
It's not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
12.
Silence is a lesson learned through life’s many sufferings.
Silence is a lesson learned through life’s many sufferings.
13.
What really ruins our character is the fact that none of us looks back over his life.
What really ruins our character is the fact that none of us looks back over his life.
14.
Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.
Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.
15.
The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
16.
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
17.
The life we receive is not short, but we make it so; we are not ill-provided, but use what we have wastefully.
The life we receive is not short, but we make it so; we are not ill-provided, but use what we have wastefully.
18.
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.
19.
Associate with people who are likely to improve you.
Associate with people who are likely to improve you.
20.
It is not the years in your life that count, but the life in your years.
It is not the years in your life that count, but the life in your years.
21.
A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary.
A man who suffers before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary.
22.
You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire.
You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire.
23.
Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.
Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.
24.
True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.
True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.
25.
Things that were hard to bear are sweet to remember.
Things that were hard to bear are sweet to remember.
26.
A good character, when established, cannot be overcome by fortune.
A good character, when established, cannot be overcome by fortune.
27.
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
28.
Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.
29.
Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
30.
It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.
It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.
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