He has half the deed done who has made a beginning.
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful with that which is agreeable.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs down and prostates the mind also.