Whilst you are prosperous you can number many friends; but when the storm comes you are left alone.
Pursuits become habits.
Have consideration for wounded feelings.
When there is plenty of wine, sorrow and worry take wing.
Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo. (The drop excavates the stone, not with force but by falling often.)
Envy, the meanest of vices, creeps on the ground like a serpent.