How do you know antiquity was foolish? How do you know the present is wise? Who made it foolish? Who made it wise?
No noble man ever hated good wine.
I drink no more than a sponge.
One falls to the ground in trying to sit on two stools.
I never sleep in comfort save when I am hearing a sermon or praying to God.
All things have their ends and cycles. And when they have reached their highest point, they are in their lowest ruin, for they cannot last for long in such a state. Such is the end for those who cannot moderate their fortune and prosperity with reason and temperance.