If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart.
It is a disgrace to grow old through sheer carelessness before seeing what manner of man you may become by developing your bodily strength and beauty to their highest limit.
The really important thing is not to live, but to live well. And to live well meant, along with more enjoyable things in life, to live according to your principles.
