Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has passed return again.
Envy assails the noblest: the winds howl around the highest peaks.
Tempus edax rerum. Time the devourer of everything.
Although the power is lacking, the will is commendable.
There is no such thing as pure, unalloyed pleasure; some bitter ever mingles with the sweet.
The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger appeased.