Would that I could discover truth as easily as I can uncover falsehood.

Justice renders to every one his due.

Ignorance of impending evil is far better than a knowledge of its approach.

Nulla (enim) res tantum ad dicendum proficit, quantum scriptio Nothing so much assists learning as writing down what we wish to remember.

When confronted by a hungry wolf, it is unwise to goad the beast, as Cato would have us do. But it is equally unwise to imagine the snarling animal a friend and offer your hand, as Pompey does." "Perhaps you would have us climb a tree!

Nothing is more disgraceful than insincerity.

Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed.