Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.
Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
Reverence does not die with mortals, nor does it perish whether they live or die.
A human being is only breath and shadow.
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.
It is best to live however one can be.