Nihil agit, qui diffidentem verbis solatus suis. Is est amicus, qui in re dubia te juvat, ubi re est opus. - Plautus

Valour’s the best reward ; ‘tis valour that surpasses all things else : our liberty, our safety, life, estate, our parents, children, country, are by this preserved, protected : valour everything comprises in itself ; and every good awaits the man who is possess’d of valour. (translator Thornton)

For true it is, good oft befalls us when we least expect it. And true it is, that when we trust in hope, we’re often disappointed.

Non aetate, verum ingenio apiscitur sapientia.