Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance.
It is not enough for poems to be fine; they must charm, and draw the mind of the listener at will.
The Muse gave the Greeks genius and the art of the well-turned phrase.
Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even a sparing hand.
Adversity reveals the genius of a general; good fortune conceals it.
Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.