Ill-gotten wealth is never stable.
Numbers are a fearful thing.
The lucky person passes for a genius.
The man who sticks it out against his fate shows spirit, but the spirit of a fool.
Alas, how right the ancient saying is: We, who are old, are nothing else but noise And shape. Like mimicries of dreams we go, And have no wits, although we think us wise.
All men know their children Mean more than life. If childless people sneer- Well, they've less sorrow. But what lonesome luck!