Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow.
Do not try to find out - we're forbidden to know - what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.
To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.
Mountains will go into labour, and a silly little mouse will be born.
Is virtue raised by culture, or self-sown?
The brave are born from the brave and good. In steers and in horses is to be found the excellence of their sire; nor do savage eagles produce a peaceful dove.