The number of guests at dinner should not be less than the number of the Graces nor exceed that of the Muses, i.e., it should begin with three and stop at nine.
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
The longest part of the journey is said to be the passing of the gate.
Not all who own a harp are harpers.
It is for the good of states that men should be deluded by religion.
Divine Nature gave the fields, human art built the cities.