The years as they pass plunder us of one thing after another.
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
Catch the opportunity while it lasts, and rely not on what the morrow may bring.
To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour of the great; an experienced man fears it.
Make a good use of the present.
I prayed only for a small piece of land, a garden, an ever-flowing spring, and bit of woods.