Carpe diem. (Seize the day.)
Those who covet much suffer from the want.
This was my prayer: an adequate portion of land with a garden and a spring of water and a small wood to complete the picture.
Get money; by just means. if you can; if not, still get money.
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof.