Our parents, worse than our grandparents, gave birth to us who are worse than they, and we shall in our turn bear offspring still more evil.
The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain.
God can change the lowest to the highest, abase the proud, and raise the humble.
Who knows whether the gods will add tomorrow to the present hour?
As shines the moon amid the lesser fires.
A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.