Look how men live, always precariously balanced between good and bad fortune.
There is no success without hardship.
It can be no dishonor to learn from others when they speak good sense.
Hide nothing, for time, which sees all and hears all, exposes all.
Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed.
The eyes of men love to pluck the blossoms from the faded flowers they turn away.