The belly is the giver of genius.
Nothing can be born of nothing; nothing can be resolved into nothing.
Oh, the cares of men! how much emptiness there is in human concerns!
You pray for good health and a body that will be strong in old age. Good-but your rich foods block the gods' answer and tie Jupiter's hands.
Is then thy knowledge of no value, unless another know that thou possessest that knowledge?
Is any man free except the one who can pass his life as he pleases?