In every adversity of fortune, to have been happy is the most unhappy kind of misfortune. [Lat., In omni adversitate fortunae, infelicissimum genus est infortunii fuisse felicem.]

For in every ill-turn of fortune the most unhappy sort of unfortunate man is the one who has been happy

Nothing is miserable unless you think it so; and on the other hand, nothing brings happiness unless you are content with it.

So dry your tears. Fortune has not yet turned her hatred against all your blessings. The storm has not yet broken upon you with too much violence. Your anchors are holding firm and they permit you both comfort in the present, and hope in the future.

Music is part of us, and either ennobles or degrades our behavior

Nothing is miserable unless you think it is so