The velocity with which time flies is infinite, as is most apparent to those who look back.
Familiarity reduces the greatness of things.
It is sometimes pleasant even to act like a madman.
As for old age, embrace and love it. It abounds with pleasure if you know how to use it. The gradually declining years are among the sweetest in a man's life, and I maintain that, even when they have reached the extreme limit, they have their pleasure still.
It is quality rather than quantity that matters.
It is impossible to imagine anything which better becomes a ruler than mercy.