I shall not altogether die.

The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the position of others, dissatisfied with our own.]

Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to hear, but they will not keep what is entrusted to them.

When I caution you against becoming a miser, I do not therefore advise you to become a prodigal or a spendthrift.

The arrow will not always find the mark intended.

Let your literary compositions be kept from the public eye for nine years at least.

A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.