It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed.
Seize the day, put no trust in the morrow!
Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero'Snatch at today and trust as little as you can in tomorrow' - (Odes) Often translated as 'Seize the day'.
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.
Alas, Postumus, the fleeting years slip by, nor will piety give any stay to wrinkles and pressing old age and untamable death.
The more a man denies himself, the more shall he obtain from God.