To Gain A Livelihood At The Expense

The Thirst After Fame Is Greater Than That After Virtue; For Who Embraces Virtue If You Take Away Its Rewards?

To Eat At Another's Table Is Your Ambition's Height. [lat., Bona Summa Putes, Aliena Vivere Quadra.]

Of The Woes Of Unhappy Poverty, None Is More Difficult To Bear Than That It Heaps Men With Ridicule.

Like Warmed-up Cabbage Served At Each Repast, The Repetition Kills The Wretch At Last.

Such Men As Fortune Raises From A Mean Estate To The Highest Elevation By Way Of A Joke.