Fortune resists half-hearted prayers.
Stop short of your appetite; eat less than you are able.
"Gutta cavat lapidem." (Dripping water carves a stone.)
Tempus fugit (time flies).
Sleep, rest of nature, O sleep, most gentle of the divinities, peace of the soul, thou at whose presence care disappears, who soothest hearts wearied with daily employments, and makest them strong again for labour!
Gold will buy the highest honours; and gold will purchase love.