The bow too tensely strung is easily broken.

The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of everything else to which he is justly entitled.

Surely what a man does when he is in an uncomfortable situation is the best evidence for the sort of man he is.

He who does not desire power is fit to hold it.

If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.