Great Men, Like Nature, Use Simple Language.

Necessity Embitters The Evils Which It Cannot Cure.

Sometimes A Lengthened Period Of Prosperity Melts Away In A Moment; Just As The Heat Of Summer Flies Before A Day Of Tempest.

We Must Not Be Timid From A Fear Of Committing Faults: The Greatest Fault Of All Is To Deprive Oneself Of Experience.

The Counsels Of Old Age Give Light Without Heat, Like The Sun In Winter.

The Shortness Of Life Cannot Dissuade Us From Its Pleasures, Nor Console Us For Its Pains.