When people fall in deep distress, their native sense departs.
There is an ancient saying, famous among men, that thou shouldst not judge fully of a man's life before he dieth, whether it should be called blest or wretched.
He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.
There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.
Always desire to learn something useful
Death is not the worst evil, but rather when we wish to die and cannot.