It is common to overlook what is near by keeping the eye fixed on something remote.
He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
The size of a man's understanding might always be justly measured by his mirth.
They who most loudly clamour for liberty do not most liberally grant it.
When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.
A continual feast of commendation is only to be obtained by merit or by wealth: many are therefore obliged to content themselves with single morsels, and recompense the infrequency of their enjoyment by excess and riot, whenever fortune sets the banquet before them.