The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.

Painters and poets have equal license in regard to everything.

Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age, nor the advance of death, which cannot be resisted.

Anger is a short madness.

To marvel at nothing is just about the one and only thing, Numicius, that can make a man happy and keep him that way.

When putting words together is good to do it with nicety and caution, your elegance and talent will be evident if by putting ordinary words together you create a new voice.

Adversity reveals the genius of a general; good fortune conceals it.