Fortune resists half-hearted prayers.

“Hurry to your goal together. That is full bliss when man and woman lie equally …”

“The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run …”

“Omnia mutantur, nihil interit (everything changes, nothing perishes).”

“Their useless torches on dry hedges throw,That catch the flames, and kindle all…”