The gods behold all righteous actions.
Believe me, the gods spare the afflicted, and do not always oppress those who are unfortunate.
Note too that a faithful study of the liberal arts humanizes character and permits it not to be cruel.
Where crime is taught from early years, it becomes a part of nature.
We have ploughed the vast ocean in a fragile bark.
Pursuits become habits.
Love is a kind of military service.
Everyone wishes that the man whom he fears would perish.
There are a thousand forms of evil; there will be a thousand remedies.
All other creatures look down toward the earth, but man was given a face so that might turn his eyes toward the stars and his gaze upon the sky.
It is the act of a coward to wish for death.
Envy, the meanest of vices, creeps on the ground like a serpent.
How little you know about the age you live in if you think that honey is sweeter than cash in hand.
Difficulty is what wakes up the genius.
Do not lay on the multitude the blame that is due to a few.
All human things hang on a slender thread, the strongest fall with a sudden crash.
If he did not succeed, he at least failed in a glorious undertaking.
Keep thy hook always baited, for a fish lurks even in the most unlikely swim.
Take away leisure and Cupid’s bow is broken.
One does not yearn for that which is easily acquired.