At thirty, man suspects himself a fool; Knows it at forty, and reforms his plan.
Beautiful as sweet, And young as beautiful, and soft as young, And gay as soft, and innocent as gay!
The person of wisdom is the person of years.
Less base the fear of death than fear of life.
Body and soul, like peevish man and wife, United jar, and yet are loth to part.
Oh, how portentous is prosperity! How comet-like, it threatens while it shines.