It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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.
An honor prudently declined often returns with increased luster.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.