Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person
Lighten grief with hopes of a brighter morrow; Temper joy, in fear of a change of fortune.
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
Nos numeros sumus et fruges consumere nati. We are but ciphers, born to consume earth's fruits.
Do you count your birthdays with gratitude?
I strive to be brief, and become obscure.