A friend in word is never friend of mine.
Foolishness is indeed the sister of wickedness.
Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money.
A fool cannot be an actor, though an actor may act a fool's part.
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.
Let be the future: mind the present need and leave the rest to whom the rest concerns ... present tasks claim our care: the ordering of the future rests where it should rest.