The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
Good sense is both the first principal and the parent source of good writing.
Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
Take away the danger and remove the restraint, and wayward nature runs free.
Wise were the kings who never chose a friend till with full cups they had unmasked his soul, and seen the bottom of his deepest thoughts.