Consider well what your strength is equal to, and what exceeds your ability.
It is not enough for poems to be fine; they must charm, and draw the mind of the listener at will.
A jest often decides matters of importance more effectively and happily than seriousness.
That best of blessings, a contented mind.
In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you embrace another.
The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof.