You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren.
There is need of brevity, that the thought may run on.
It makes a great difference whether Davus or a hero speaks.
No poems can please long or live that are written by water drinkers.
Plant no other tree before the vine.
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.