One night awaits all, and death's path must be trodden once and for all.
To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour of the great; an experienced man fears it.
Come, let us take a lesson from our forefathers, and enjoy the Christmas holyday.
As a neighboring funeral terrifies sick misers, and fear obliges them to have some regard for themselves; so, the disgrace of others will often deter tender minds from vice.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze, we long for it jealously.
No poem was ever written by a drinker of water.