Joyful let the soul be in the present, let it disdain to trouble about what is beyond and temper bitterness with a laugh. Nothing is blessed forever.

What does drunkenness accomplish? It discloses secrets, it ratifies hopes, and urges even the unarmed to battle.

Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.

Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.

The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof.

This used to be among my prayers - a piece of land not so very large, which would contain a garden

Seize today and put as little trust as you can in tomorrow.