Seize the day, trusting as little as possible in the future.
In my youth I thought of writing a satire on mankind! but now in my age I think I should write an apology for them.
Mediocrity is not allowed to poets, either by the gods or men.
Who then is free? The wise man who can govern himself.
Lighten grief with hopes of a brighter morrow; Temper joy, in fear of a change of fortune.
Dare to begin! He who postpones living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.