In life, the worst disasters come from passion.
Greatness brings no profit to people. God indeed, when in anger, brings greater ruin to great mens houses.
If we could be twice young and twice old we could correct all our mistakes.
When good men die their goodness does not perish, But lives though they are gone. As for the bad, All that was theirs dies and is buried with them.
I sacrifice to no god save myself - And to my belly, greatest of deities.
Man's best possession is a sympathetic wife.