The consummate pleasure (in eating) is not in the costly flavour, but in yourself. Do you seek for sauce for sweating?
"Painters and poets," you say, "have always had an equal license in bold invention." We know; we claim the liberty for ourselves and in turn we give it to others.
Who after wine, talks of wars hardships or of poverty.
Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.
It is your business when the wall next door catches fire.
Content with his past life, let him take leave of life like a satiated guest.