He that has given today may, if he so please, take away tomorrow.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
Multa ferunt anni venientes commoda secum, Multa recedentes adimiunt. (The years, as they come, bring many agreeable things with them; as they go, they take many away.)
What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?
Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers.
Little folks become their little fate.