The subject matter is autobiographical, it's all to do with hope and memory and sensuality and involvement, really.

The happy think a lifetime short, but to the unhappy one night can be an eternity.

The world is fleeting; all things pass away; Or is it we that pass and they that stay?

I'll be reading books until the next challenger arrives. That will calm my nerves, so that I may deal with all situations without panicking.

The subject matter is autobiographical, it's all to do with hope and memory and sensuality and involvement, really.

How gracious are the gods in bestowing high positions; and how reluctant are they to insure them when given.

It is not lawful or proper for you to know everything.