“The pilot who is always dreading a rock or a tempest must not complain if he remain a poor fisherman. We must at times trust, something to fortune, for fortune has often some share in what happens.” IfsHappensPoorShareRocksFortuneComplainingPilotsAnticipationFishermanTempest Author:Pietro Metastasio
“We are like vessels tossed on the bosom of the deep; our passions are the winds that sweep us impetuously forward; each pleasure is a rock; the whole life is a wide ocean. Reason is the pilot to guide us, but often allows itself to be led astray by the storms of pride.” LifeReasonWholeLife IsPassionPleasureRocksWindPrideOceanStormWideGuidesWhole LifePilotsVesselBosoms Author:Pietro Metastasio