Not to hope for things to last forever, is what the year teaches and even the hour which snatches a nice day away.
Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.
Consider well what your strength is equal to, and what exceeds your ability.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has passed his life in seclusion.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze, we long for it jealously.
The changing year's successive plan Proclaims mortality to man.