The swifter hand doth the swift words outrun: Before the tongue hath spoke the hand hath done.

Be satisfied, and pleased with what thou art, Act cheerfully and well thou allotted part; Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, And neither fear, nor wish, the approaches of the last.

The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved, in a tear of the sisters of Phaeton, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar. It has obtained a worthy reward for its great toils; we may suppose that the bee itself would have desired such a death.

Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?

Be merry if you are wise.

It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, "I will live." To-morrow's life is too late; live to-day.

There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.