Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.
How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there's no help in truth!
Though a man be wise it is no shame for him to live and learn.
For no one loves the bearer of bad tidings.
The joy that comes past hope and beyond expectation is like no other pleasure in extent.
Each say following another, either hastening or putting off our death--what pleasure does it bring? I count that man worthless whois cheered by empty hopes. No, a noble man must either live or die well.