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.
Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
He who wants to get rich wants to get rich quickly.
No man becomes bad all at once.
Like warmed-up cabbage served at each repast, The repetition kills the wretch at last.