A beautiful body perishes, but a work of art dies not.

When Fortune comes, seize her in front with a sure hand, because behind she is bald.

Putting your hand into a river, you simultaneously touch the last of what is passing and the first of what is coming.

The grave will fall in upon him who digs it.

Fire is to represent truth because it destroys all sophistry and lies; and the mask is for lying and falsehood which conceal truth.

You don't get into trouble because of the things you don't know. It is the things you don't know you don't know that really get you into a mess.

He who possesses most must be most afraid of loss.