An agreement of rash men (a conspiracy).
They are eloquent who can speak low things acutely, and of great things with dignity, and of moderate things with temper.
Our span of life is brief, but is long enough for us to live well and honestly.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Before beginning, prepare carefully.
As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of the purest and holiest character, boils over and is at once dissipated, and vanishes.