Discard everything except these few truths: we can live only in the present moment, in this brief now; all the rest of our life is dead and buried or shrouded in uncertainty. Short is the life we lead, and small our patch of earth.
All is ephemeral - fame and the famous as well.
No form of nature is inferior to art; for the arts merely imitate natural forms.
Everything is ephemeral, both that which remembers and that which is remembered.
The wise man sees in the misfortune of others what he should avoid.
Love the little trade which thou hast learned, and be content therewith.