Nothing mortal is enduring, and there is nothing sweet which does not presently end in bitterness.
I have friends whose society is delightful to me; they are persons of all countries and of all ages; distinguished in war, in council, and in letters; easy to live with, always at my command.
The greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
How quick the old woe follows a little bliss!
How fortune brings to earth the over-sure!
Life in itself is short enough, but the physicians with their art, know to their amusement, how to make it still shorter.