In truth it is best to learn wisdom, and abandoning all nonsense, to leave it to boys to enjoy their season of play and mirth.
A wise God shrouds the future in obscure darkness.
Superfluous advice is not retained by the full mind.
Luck cannot change birth.
Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy of a palace.
Amiability shines by its own light.