"Painters and poets," you say, "have always had an equal license in bold invention." We know; we claim the liberty for ourselves and in turn we give it to others.

All singers have this fault: if asked to sing among friends they are never so inclined; if unasked, they never leave off.

Wine brings to light the hidden secrets of the soul.

Don't yield to that alluring witch, laziness, or else be prepared to surrender all that you have won in your better moments.

When I caution you against becoming a miser, I do not therefore advise you to become a prodigal or a spendthrift.

Lighten grief with hopes of a brighter morrow; Temper joy, in fear of a change of fortune.

To marvel at nothing is just about the one and only thing, Numicius, that can make a man happy and keep him that way.