Hatched in the same nest.
The Muse gave the Greeks genius and the art of the well-turned phrase.
High descent and meritorious deeds, unless united to wealth, are as useless as seaweed.
In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you embrace another.
Mingle some brief folly with wisdom now: To be foolish is sweet at times.
Adversity reveals the genius of a general; good fortune conceals it.