Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.

Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan carefully before making a move, and be alert in guarding against relapse following a renaissance.

Difficulties elicit talents that in more fortunate circumstances would lie dormant.

The short span of life forbids us to spin out hope to any length. Soon will night be upon you, and the fabled Shades, and the shadowy Plutonian home.

An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.

To drink away sorrow.

A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.