Nothing's beautiful from every point of view.
Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person
Is virtue raised by culture, or self-sown?
Be brief, that the mind may catch thy precepts, and the more easily retain them.
In my youth I thought of writing a satire on mankind! but now in my age I think I should write an apology for them.
Do not try to find out - we're forbidden to know - what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.