Drinking is the soldier's pleasure.
Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire.
A lively faith will bear aloft the mind, and leave the luggage of good works behind.
Riches cannot rescue from the grave, which claims alike the monarch and the slave.
War is the trade of kings.
Seek not to know what must not be reveal, for joy only flows where fate is most concealed. A busy person would find their sorrows much more; if future fortunes were known before!