You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be certain to re-appear.

Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.

The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in horses is to be found the excellence of their sire; nor do savage eagles produce a peaceful dove.

He who studies to imitate the poet Pindar, O Julius, relies on artificial wings fastened on with wax, and is sure to give his name to a glassy sea.

In adversity be spirited and firm, and with equal prudence lessen your sail when filled with a too fortunate gale of prosperity.

We set up harsh and unkind rules against ourselves. No one is born without faults. That man is best who has fewest.

I strive to be brief, and become obscure.