The number of guests at dinner should not be less than the number of the Graces nor exceed that of the Muses, i.e., it should begin with three and stop at nine.
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
He who flees at the right time can fight again.
Divine Nature gave the fields, human art built the cities.
It is for the good of states that men should be deluded by religion.
For my eightieth year warns me to pack up my baggage before I leave life.