Better to accept whatever happens.
Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.
Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to hear, but they will not keep what is entrusted to them.
Think to yourself that every day is your last; the hour to which you do not look forward will come as a welcome surprise.
Cease to admire the smoke, wealth, and noise of prosperous Rome.
With you I should love to live, with you be ready to die.