Adversity is neither friend nor foe. It is a common acquaintance that is desired less and rewarded most when embraced.
Of two evils choose the prettier.
Youth is a silly, vapid state, Old age with fears and ills is rife; This simple boon I beg of Fate - A thousand years of Middle Life.
Happiness is the ability to recognize it.
We should live and learn but by the time we've learned it's too late to live.