The muse does not allow the praise-de-serving here to die: she enthrones him in the heavens.
Be smart, drink your wine.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Virtuosi have been long remarked to have little conscience in their favorite pursuits. A man will steal a rarity who would cut off his hand rather than take the money it is worth. Yet, in fact, the crime is the same.
The more a man denies himself, the more shall he obtain from God.
In the midst of hopes and cares, of apprehensions and of disquietude, regard every day that dawns upon you as if it was to be your last; then super-added hours, to the enjoyment of which you had not looked forward, will prove an acceptable boon.