Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate the successes of the wise.
Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
After I am dead, I would rather have men ask why Cato has no monument than why he had one.
The worst ruler is one who cannot rule himself.
It is a difficult matter to argue with the belly since it has no ears.
Between the mouth and the morsel many things may happen.