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).

He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]

The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof.

It is sweet and right to die for the homeland, but it is sweeter to live for the homeland, and the sweetest to drink for it. Therefore, let us drink to the health of the homeland.

Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero'Snatch at today and trust as little as you can in tomorrow' - (Odes) Often translated as 'Seize the day'.

To grow a philosopher's beard.