Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money.
Fate has terrible power. You cannot escape it by wealth or war. No fort will keep it out, no ships outrun it.
Wisdom is a dreadful thing when it brings no knowledge to its possessor.
There is no greater evil for men than the constraint of fortune.
It is God's giving if we laugh or weep.
Wealth makes an ugly person beautiful to look on and an incoherent speech eloquent; and wealth alone can enjoy pleasure even in sickness and can conceal its miseries.