Reality Is Always The Foe Of Famous

Nothing Mortal Is Enduring, And There Is Nothing Sweet Which Does Not Presently End In Bitterness.

Often Have I Wondered With Much Curiosity As To Our Coming Into This World And What Will Follow Our Departure.

There Is No Lighter Burden, Nor More Agreeable, Than A Pen.

The Greater I Am, The Greater Shall Be My Efforts.

Alack Our Life, So Beautiful To See, With How Much Ease Life Losest, In A Day, What Many Years With Pain And Toil Amassed!