Painters and poets alike have always had license to dare anything! We know that, and we both claim and allow to others in their turn this indulgence.
Get money first; virtue comes after.
The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I contemplate my treasures in their hoard.
What it is forbidden to be put right becomes lighter by acceptance.
Jokes aside, let us turn to serious matters.
On day is pressed on by another.