To make wail and lament for one's ill fortune, when one will win a tear from the audience, is well worthwhile.
Don't try to make intelligent decisions when your brain is hyped
The misfortunes of mankind are of varied plumage.
We spoil ourselves with scruples long as things go well.
It is through suffering that learning comes.
Neither a life of anarchy nor a life under a despot should you praise. To all that lies in the middle has a god given excellence.