O citizens, first acquire wealth; you can practice virtue afterward.
The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain.
All men do not, in fine, admire or love the same thing.
To please great men is not the last degree of praise.
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
What may not be altered is made lighter by patience.