In man's life, time is but a moment; being, a flux; sense is dim; the material frame corruptible; soul, an eddy of breath; fortune a thing inscrutable, and fame precarious.
Withdraw to the untroubled quietude deep within the soul, and refresh yourself.
Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.
What is not good for the swarm is not good for the bee.
Be not careless in deeds, nor confused in words, nor rambling in thought.
It is a sin to persue pleasure as a good and to avoid pain as a evil.