The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.

Dat veniam corvis, vexat censura columbas. - Censure acquits the raven, but pursues the dove.

Do you expect, forsooth, that a mother will hand down to her children principles which differ from her own?

A child is owed the greatest respect; if you have ever have something disgraceful in mind, don't ignore your son's tender years.

But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!

Never does nature say one thing and Wisdom another. Variant: Wisdom and Nature! are they not the same? Variant: Nature and Wisdon always speak alike.

Wisdom triumphs over chance.