What may not be altered is made lighter by patience.
Let Apella the Jew believe it.
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.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
Misfortunes, untoward events, lay open, disclose the skill of a general, while success conceals his weakness, his weak points.
It's a good thing to be foolishly gay once in a while.