Death is sometimes a punishment, often a gift; to many it has been a favor.
Fire proves gold, adversity proves men.
The wish for healing has always been half of health.
In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune's habit of behaving just as she pleases.
... frugality makes a poor man rich.
It's not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.