Quotes

Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.

Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.

Fortune and love favor the brave.

Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better able to bear your own.

Difficulty is what wakes up the genius.

All things change, nothing is extinguished.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity.

The best of men cannot suspend their fate.

Every idea is an incitement.