Success in the affairs of life often serves to hide one's abilities, whereas adversity frequently gives one an opportunity to discover them.
Enjoy in happiness the pleasures which each hour brings with it.
Whatever advice you give, be short.
The one who prosperity takes too much delight in will be the most shocked by reverses.
Do not try to find out - we're forbidden to know - what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.
Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.