We set up harsh and unkind rules against ourselves. No one is born without faults. That man is best who has fewest. Horace
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. See image Horace
A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune. See image Horace
Men more quickly and more gladly recall what they deride than what they approve and esteem. See image Horace
