“A great man does not lose his self-possession when he is afflicted the ocean is not made muddy by the falling in of its banks.”

“A wise man to accomplish his end may even carry his foe on his shoulder.”

“One should seek for the salutary in the unpleasant: if it is there it is after all nectar. One should seek for the deceitful in the pleasant: if it is there it is after all poison.”

“A great man does not lose his self-possession when he is afflicted the ocean is not made muddy by the falling in of its banks.”

“If a man be self-controlled truthful wise and resolute is there aught that can stay out of reach of such a man?”

“By associating with good and evil persons a man acquires the virtues and vices which they possess even as the wind blowing over different places takes along good and bad odors.”