A good scare is worth more than good advice.

Everything that is superfluous overflows from the full bosom.

Busy not yourself in looking forward to the events of to-morrow; but whatever may be those of the days Providence may yet assign you neglect not to turn them to advantage.

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.

The Sun, the stars and the seasons as they pass, some can gaze upon these with no strain of fear.

He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same thing as if he slew him.

Be not ashamed to have had wild days, but not to have sown your wild oats.