Life is a short affair; We should try to make it smooth, and free from strife.
Who knoweth if to die be but to live, and that called life by mortals be but death?
Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.
Enough is abundance to the wise.
The same man cannot well be skilled in everything; each has his special excellence.
In life, the worst disasters come from passion.