There is nothing more foolish than a foolish laugh. Risu inepto res ineptior nulla est
Stop wishing to merit anyone's gratitude or thinking that anyone can become grateful.
Let us live, my Lesbia, and let us love. Vivamus, mea Lesbia, atque amemus
It is difficult to lay aside a confirmed passion.
So a maiden, whilst she remains untouched, so long is she dear to her own; when she has lost her chaste flower with sullied body, she remains neither lovely to boys nor dear to girls.
I can imagine no greater misfortune for a cultured people than to see in the hands of the rulers not only the civil, but also the religious power.