Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like bats, about your fretted roofs.
Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person
A jest often decides matters of importance more effectively and happily than seriousness.
Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.
Noble descent and worth, unless united with wealth, are esteemed no more than seaweed.
Care clings to wealth: the thirst for more Grows as our fortunes grow.