Begin: To have commenced is half the deed. Half yet remains; Begin again on this and thou wilt finish all.

Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.

Every stage of life has its troubles, and no man is content with his own age.

It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the dowry is too large.

Ausonius must be read to be believed! As poet, no subject is too trivial for him; as courtier, no flattery too excessive.

Can we wonder that men perish and are forgotten when their noblest and most enduring works decay?

If you are a terror to many, then beware of many.