To many men well-fitting doors are not set on their tongues.
Surfeit begets insolence, when prosperity comes to a bad man.
Bright youth passes swiftly as a thought.
Not to be born at all would be the best thing for man.
Even to a wicked man a divinity gives wealth, Cyrnus, but to few men comes the gift of excellence.
Adopt the character of the twisting octopus, which takes on the appearance of the nearby rock . Now follow in this direction, now turn a different hue.