Our life's a moment and less than a moment, but even this mite nature has mockingly humored with some appearance of a longer span.
Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and successful by examples.
The foremost art of Kings is the power to endure hatred.
He shows a greater mind who does not restrain his laughter, than he who does not deny his tears.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself.