The face that cannot smile is never fair.
What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.