They mean long life. I remember you liked the calligraphy at the Palace Museum.
长命百岁。我记得上次去故宫,你特别喜欢书法。
Eagles catch no flies.
大人物不计较小事情。
Perhaps in those days I was. Pierre and I did have a very good time at the ball. But that was the last moment of happiness in our lives. That night everything changed.