For the short-lived bloom and contracted span of brief and wretched life is fast fleeting away! While we are drinking and calling for garlands, ointments, and women, old age steals swiftly on with noiseless step.

The itch of scribbling.

No other protection is wanting, provided you are under the guidance of prudence.

Peace visits not the guilty mind.

Everything in Rome has its price.

Give up all hope of peace so long as your mother-in-law is alive.

Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.