Be bold and boast, just like the cock beside the hen.
Do not kick against the pricks.
The evils of mortals are manifold; nowhere is trouble of the same wing seen.
Learning is ever in the freshness of its youth, even for the old.
And one who is just of his own free will shall not lack for happiness; and he will never come to utter ruin.
From him [Death] alone of all the powers of heaven Persuasion holds aloof.