It is the nature of human affairs to be fraught with anxiety; they never prosper perfectly, and they never remain constant.
Pavia, Italy
For in all adversity of fortune, the most unfortunate kind of misfortune is to have been happy.
Do you see, then, how much disgrace rolls in the mud, while virtue shines with light? In this, it is clear that rewards never fail the good, nor do punishments ever lack for the wicked.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
There is no hope unmingled with fear, and no fear unmingled with hope.
The only certainty is that nothing is certain.
