Live mindful of how brief your life is.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
Mediocrity is not allowed to poets, either by the gods or men.
Pale death with an impartial foot knocks at the hovels of the poor and the palaces of king.
That best of blessings, a contented mind.
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.