All is ephemeral - fame and the famous as well.
Pass then through this little space of time conformably to nature, and end thy journey in content, just as an olive falls off when it is ripe, blessing nature who produced it, and thanking the tree on which it grew.
All that is from the gods is full of Providence.
Withdraw to the untroubled quietude deep within the soul, and refresh yourself.
Each thing is of like form from everlasting and comes round again in its cycle...
Nothing proceeds from nothingness, as also nothing passes away into non-existence.