Adversity reveals the genius of a general; good fortune conceals it.
Limbs of a dismembered poet.
The common people are but ill judges of a man's merits; they are slaves to fame, and their eyes are dazzled with the pomp of titles and large retinue. No wonder, then, that they bestow their honors on those who least deserve them.
If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.
Carpe diem. (Seize the day.)
A corrupt judge does not carefully search for the truth.