Toil of science swells the wealth of art.
Honesty prospers in every condition of life.
What's old collapses, times change, And new life blossoms in the ruins.
The world is ruled only by consideration of advantages.
It is well for a man when he has learned to endure what he cannot change, and to give up with dignity what he cannot retain.
Futurity is impregnable to mortal ken: no prayer pierces through heaven's adamantine walls. Whether the birds fly right or left, whatever be the aspect of the stars, the book of nature is a maze, dreams are a lie, and every sign a falsehood.