Water is best, but gold shines like fire blazing in the night, supreme of lordly wealth.
To our own sorrows serious heed we give, But for another?s we soon cease to grieve.
Words have a longer life than deeds.
Time is the turning over of days, works change for better or worse.
Natural ability is by far the best, but many men have succeeded in winning high renown by skill that is the fruit of teaching.
Even success softens not the heart of the envious.