In the midst of hopes and cares, of apprehensions and of disquietude, regard every day that dawns upon you as if it was to be your last; then super-added hours, to the enjoyment of which you had not looked forward, will prove an acceptable boon.

From the egg to the apple.

It makes a great difference whether Davus or a hero speaks.

Enjoy the present day, as distrusting that which is to follow.

Now is the time for drinking; now the time to beat the earth with unfettered foot.

I hate the irreverent rabble and keep them far from me.

Abridge your hopes in proportion to the shortness of the span of human life; for while we converse, the hours, as if envious of our pleasure, fly away: enjoy, therefore, the present time, and trust not too much to what to-morrow may produce.