Blend a little folly with thy worldly plans: it is delightful to give loose on a proper occasion.
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
Life gives nothing to man without labor.
A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small, to pinch the feet. So it is with those whose fortune does not suit them.
A greater liar than the Parthians.
Whatever you teach, be brief; what is quickly said, the mind readily receives and faithfully retains, everything superfluous runs over as from a full vessel.