Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.
Being, be bold and venture to be wise.
Those that are little, little things suit.
A person will gain everyone's approval if he mixes the pleasant with the useful.
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
Many brave men lived before Agamemnon; but, all unwept and unknown, are lost in the distant night, since they are without a divine poet (to chronicle their deeds).