Be a gentleman farmer.
Now that no one buys our votes, the public has long since cast off its cares; for the people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now meddles no more and longs eagerly for just two things - bread and circuses.
Seldom do people discern eloquence under a threadbare cloak
The abuse of cabmen in a block.
There are many things which may not be uttered by men in threadbare coats.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.