Rarely they rise by virtue's aid who lie plunged in the depth of helpless poverty.
A rare bird upon the earth and very much like a black swan.
The care of a large estate is an unpleasant thing.
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent are punished and the wicked escape.]
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.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.