Nothing Is More Intolerable Than A Wealthy

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

The Short Bloom Of Our Brief And Narrow Life Flies Fast Away. While We Are Calling For Flowers And Wine And Women, Old Age Is Upon Us.

To Gain A Livelihood At The Expense Of All That Makes Life Worth The Having.

The Pupil Will Eclipse His Tutor, I Warrant.

The Thirst For Fame Is Much Greater Than That For Virtue; For Who Would Embrace Virtue Itself If You Take Away Its Rewards? [lat., Tanto Major Famae Sitis Est Quam Virtutis: Quis Enim Virtutem Amplectitur Ipsam Praemia Se Tollas.]