Plant no other tree before the vine.
That man scorches with his brightness, who overpowers inferior capacities, yet he shall be revered when dead.
Be brief, that the mind may catch thy precepts, and the more easily retain them.
Let those who drink not, but austerely dine, dry up in law; the Muses smell of wine.
Oh! thou who are greatly mad, deign to spare me who am less mad.
All singers have this fault: if asked to sing among friends they are never so inclined; if unasked, they never leave off.