Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
I know all that better than my own name.
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a writeched life