I am myself my own commander. [Lat. , Egomet sum mihi imperator. ]
This letter gives me a tongue; and were I not allowed to write, I should be dumb. [Lat. , Praebet mihi littera linguam: Et, si non liceat scribere, mutus ero. ]
There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said Truth is the daughter of Time. [Lat. , Alius quidam veterum poetarum cuius nomen mihi nunc memoriae non est veritatem temporis filiam esse dixit. ]
Non est, crede mihi, sapientis dicere 'Vivam': Sera nimis vita est crastina: vive hodie. Believe me, wise men don't say 'I shall live to do that', tomorrow's life is too late; live today. Variant translation: Tomorrow will I live, the fool does say; Today itself's too late; the wise lived yesterday.
And I endeavour to subdue circumstances to myself, and not myself to circumstances. [Lat. , Et mihi res, non me rebus, subjungere conor. ]
My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope. [Lat. , Et res non semper, spes mihi semper adest. ]