Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain.
The miser acquires, yet fears to use his gains.
Shun to seek what is hid in the womb of the morrow, and set down as gain in life's ledger whatever time fate shall have granted thee.
One gains universal applause who mingles the useful with the agreeable, at once delighting and instructing the reader.
Cease to ask what the morrow will bring forth, and set down as gain each day that fortune grants.
A person will gain everyone's approval if he mixes the pleasant with the useful.
Each day that fate adds to your life, put down as so much gain.
Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.