Take subject matter equal to your powers, and ponder long, what your shoulders cannot bear, and what they can.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his love of possessing wealth.
Whatever you advise, be as brief as possible.
The Sun, the stars and the seasons as they pass, some can gaze upon these with no strain of fear.
Seize the day [Carpe diem]: trust not to the morrow.