Mingle some brief folly with wisdom now: To be foolish is sweet at times.

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.

Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.

Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.

One night awaits all, and death's path must be trodden once and for all.

What does drunkenness not accomplish? It unlocks secrets, confirms our hopes, urges the indolent into battle, lifts the burden from anxious minds, teaches new arts.

Anger is a brief lunacy.