Buy not what you want, but what you have need of; what you do not want is dear at a farthing.

The public has more interest in the punishment of an injury than he who receives it.

He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.

The hero saves us. Praise the hero! Now, who will save us from the hero?

I can pardon everybody's mistakes except my own.

We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.

Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses