If lucky be not proud; if unlucky, do not despond.

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

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

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

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

If lucky be not proud; if unlucky, do not despond.

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