There is no bitterness to be compared with that between two people who once loved.
None can hold fortune still and make it last.
What can we take on trust in this uncertain life? Happiness, greatness, pride - nothing is secure, nothing keeps.
Those who have not, and live in want, are a menace, Ridden with envy and fooled by demagogues.
Life is a short affair; We should try to make it smooth, and free from strife.
Down on your knees, and thank heaven, fasting, for a good man's love.