It is impossible to please all the world and one's father.

Nothing weighs on us so heavily as a secret.

Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.

Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.

Our condition never satisfies us; the present is always the worst. Though Jupiter should grant his request to each, we should continue to importune him.

To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism - this is the art of living.

The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man's perfidy will rebound on himself.