Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!
The fool too late, his substance eaten up, reckons the cost.
A man with courage has every blessing.
A woman without paint is like food without salt.
If you do anything well, gratitude is lighter than a feather; if you give offense in anything, people’s wrath is as heavy as lead.
You will not be a chip the richer.
Where there are sheep, the wolves are never very far away.
The gods confound the man who first found out How to distinguish hours! Confound him, too, Who in this place set up a sun-dial, To cut and hack my days so wretchedly Into small portions.
If you want to do something, do it!
I seek the utmost pleasure and the least pain.
The man who would be fully employed should procure a ship or a woman, for no two things produce more trouble.
He is happy in his wisdom who has learned at another’s expense.
Man is no man, but a wolf.
You must spend money to make money.
Spice a dish with love and it pleases every palate.
It is much easier to begin than to end.
How great in number are the little minded men.
One eye-witness weighs more than ten hearsays – Seeing is believing all the world over.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.