Misfortunes, untoward events, lay open, disclose the skill of a general, while success conceals his weakness, his weak points. Horace
A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week. See image George S. Patton
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. See image Harriet Beecher Stowe
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