To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth the having.
A sound mind in a sound body is a thing to be prayed for.
The traveller with empty pockets will sing in the thief 's face.
It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.
The brief span of our poor unhappy life to its final hour Is hastening on; and while we drink and call for gay wreaths, Perfumes, and young girls, old age creeps upon us, unperceived.
Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.