In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by fire.
When things are steep, remember to stay level-headed.
It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say; when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement.
Faults are soon copied.
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
Whom does undeserved honour please, and undeserved blame alarm, but the base and the liar?