Whatever you do, do it with intelligence, and keep the end in view.
Oh, how quickly the world's glory passes away.
All earthly joy begins pleasantly, but at the end it gnaws and kills.
Love is a great thing, yea, a great and thorough good. By itself it makes what is heavy light; and bears evenly all that is uneven.
Oh, how swiftly the glory of the world passes away!
If you can win complete mastery over self, you will easily master all else. To triumph over self is the perfect victory.