Stoic
Lay hold of to-day's task, and you will not need to depend so much upon to-morrow's.
From Richard Mott Gummere, Moral Letters 1 (1917)
He who is brave is free.
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong people.
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I do not regard a man as poor, if the little which remains is enough for him.
The primary indication, to my thinking, of a well-ordered mind is a man's ability to remain in one place and linger in his own company.
Each day acquire something that will fortify you against poverty, against death, indeed against other misfortunes as well.