That I make poetry and give pleasure - if I give pleasure - are because of you.
Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to hear, but they will not keep what is entrusted to them.
It is sweet to let the mind unbend on occasion.
You will live wisely if you are happy in your lot.
If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.
It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say; when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement.