Sometimes even excellent Homer nods.
When evil times prevail, take care to preserve the serenity of your hear.
The secret of all good writing is sound judgment.
My cares and my inquiries are for decency and truth, and in this I am wholly occupied.
Who then is free? The wise man who can govern himself.
Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which has been entrusted to you, though sorely tempted by wine and passion.