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Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.
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Groundless superstition ill befits an army; valor is the only deity that rules in the warrior's breast.
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It is when we are in misery that we revere the gods; the prosperous seldom approach the altar.
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Where two take counsel there is no lack of plans.
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Make haste! The tide of Fortune soon ebbs.
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Take the word of experience, I speak the truth: inaction is safest in danger.
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Do not doubt a woman's power to aid; no toil Can daunt a pure affection.
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Manhood is tested by trial, and valour climbs unterrified the rocky path and difficult ascent that leads to glory.