No one has leave to sin.

A s laws multiply, injustice increases.

It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent.

For a courageous man cannot die dishonorably, a man who has attained the consulship cannot die before his time, a philosopher cannot die wretchedly.

The diligent farmer plants trees, of which he himself will never see the fruit.

Old age is by nature rather talkative.

The man who commands efficiently must have obeyed others in the past, and the man who obeys dutifully is worthy of someday being a commander.