My intention is to tell of bodies changed into new forms.
Many women long for what eludes them, and like not what is offered them.
There will grow from straws a mighty heap.
Sleep, nature's rest, divine tranquility, That brings peace to the mind.
Haste is productive of injury, and so is too much hesitation. He is the wisest man who does everything at the proper time.
The high-spirited man may indeed die, but he will not stoop to meanness. Fire, though it may be quenched, will not become cool.