Noble descent and worth, unless united with wealth, are esteemed no more than seaweed.
Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even a sparing hand.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think.
The mad is either insane or he is composing verses.
Nor has he spent his life badly who has passed it in privacy.