“No poem was ever written by a drinker of water.”

“If you are poor, avoid wine as a costly luxury; if you are rich, shun it as a fatal indulgence. Stick to plain water.”

“Rule your mind or it will rule you.”

“Be modest in speech, but excel in action.”

“Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think.”

“Dare to begin! He who postpones living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.”

“Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.”