“Silence is an ornament for women.”

“A human being is only breath and shadow.”

“Heaven ne'er helps the men who will not act.”

“Fear? What has a man to do with fear? Chance rules our lives, and the future is all unknown. Best live as we may, from day to day.”

“The truth is what I cherish and that's my strength”

“Alas, how terrible is wisdom when it brings no profit to the man that's wise! This I knew well, but had forgotten it, else I would not have come here.”