Life's like a play it's not the length but the excellence of the acting that matters

Behold a contest worthy of a god, a brave man matched in conflict with adversity

We become wiser by adversity prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right

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

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war

Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor's wife - demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and lastly, hell

The good things which belong to prosperity are to be wished, but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired

Things that were hard to bear are sweet to remember

Drunkenness is simply voluntary insanity

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness