Every reign must submit to a greater reign.

The velocity with which time flies is infinite, as is most apparent to those who look back.

Life is divided into three periods: that which has been, that which is, that which will be. Of these the present is short, the future is doubtful, the past is certain.

Do what you should, not what you may.

While we wait for life, life passes

Every day, therefore, should be regulated as if it were the one that brings up the rear, the one that rounds out and completes our lives.

Familiarity reduces the greatness of things.