To freemen, threats are impotent.
Judge not by the number, but by the weight.
Whatever you do, do with all your might.
Calamus fortior gladio.
No one has lived a short life who has performed its duties with unblemished character.
I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money. Old people remember what interests them: the dates fixed for their lawsuits, and the names of their debtors and creditors.