Of the woes Of unhappy poverty, none is more difficult to bear Than that it heaps men with ridicule.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
For the gods, instead of what is most pleasing, will give what is most proper. Man is dearer to them than he is to himself.
Everything in Rome has its price.
A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber's face.
One globe seemed all too small for the youthful Alexander.