Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
While fools shun one set of faults they run into the opposite one.
Not to hope for things to last forever, is what the year teaches and even the hour which snatches a nice day away.
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
Adversity is wont to reveal genius, prosperity to hide it.
When I caution you against becoming a miser, I do not therefore advise you to become a prodigal or a spendthrift.