Who after wine, talks of wars hardships or of poverty.
I strive to be brief, and become obscure.
A host is like a general: calamities often reveal his genius.
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the position of others, dissatisfied with our own.]
It is grievous to be caught.
Remember to keep the mind calm in difficult moments.