Nature, In Giving Tears To Man, Confessed

This Precept Descended From Heaven: Know Thyself.

It Is Sheer Madness To Live In Want In Order To Be Wealthy When You Die.

The Only Path To A Tranquil Life Is Through Virtue. [lat., Semita Certe Tranquillae Per Virtutem Patet Unica Vitae.]

But With What Incessant And Grievous Ills Is Old Age Surrounded!

Cheerless Poverty Has No Harder Trial Than This, That It Makes Men The Subject Of Ridicule. [lat., Nil Habet Infelix Paupertas Durius In Se Quam Quod Ridiculos Homines Facit.]