He who is always in a hurry to be wealthy and immersed in the study of augmenting his fortune has lost the arms of reason and deserted the post of virtue.
Dismiss the old horse in good time, lest he fail in the lists and the spectators laugh.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.
And take back ill-polished stanzas to the anvil.
For, once begun, Your task is easy; half the work is done.