Adversity reminds men of religion.
False shame only is harmful.
Good fortune and a good disposition are rarely given to the same man.
Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
The army from Asia introduced a foreign luxury to Rome; it was then the meals began to require more dishes and more expenditure . . . the cook, who had up to that time been employed as a slave of low price, become dear: what had been nothing but a metier was elevated to an art.
A certain peace is better and safer than a victory in prospect; the former is at your own disposal, the latter depends upon the gods.