No blessing lasts forever.
A well-balanced mind is the best remedy against affliction.
It is much easier to begin than to end.
I had much rather be adorned by beauty of character than by jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, character comes from within.
Your tittle-tattlers, and those who listen to slander, by my good will should all be hanged - the former by their tongues, the latter by the ears.
It is best to know the worst at once.