What we wish, we readily believe, and what we ourselves think, we imagine others think also.
I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome.
It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life.
It is the custom of the immortal gods to grant temporary prosperity and a fairly long period of impunity to those whom they plan to punish for their crimes, so that they may feel it all the more keenly as a result of the change in their fortunes.
It is better to suffer once than to be in perpetual apprehension.
I would rather be the first man in a barbarian village than the second man in Rome.