In this world second thoughts, it seems, are best.
Alas!-but why Alas? It is the lot of mortality we experience.
Worse than a true evil is it to bear the burden of faults that are not truly yours.
He who can properly summarize many ideas in a brief statement, is a wise man.
Men hate the haughty of heart who will not be the friend of every man.
Both to the rich and poor, wine is the happy antidote for sorrow.