Let him who has enough ask for nothing more.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful with that which is agreeable.
I strive to be brief, and become obscure.
I prayed only for a small piece of land, a garden, an ever-flowing spring, and bit of woods.
The mad is either insane or he is composing verses.
The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain.