Hell is full of good intentions. [Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]

Life ain't all beer and skittles.

Journalism will kill you, but it will keep you alive while you're at it.

Fame is vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.

Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.

Abstaining is favorable both to the head and the pocket.