The impartial earth opens alike for the child of the pauper and the king.
Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy of a palace.
There are lessons to be learned from a stupid man.
Carpe diem. (Seize the day.)
What wonders does not wine! It discloses secrets; ratifies and confirms our hopes; thrusts the coward forth to battle; eases the anxious mind of its burden; instructs in arts. Whom has not a cheerful glass made eloquent! Whom not quite free and easy from pinching poverty!
Drive Nature from your door with a pitchfork, and she will return again and again.