Be satisfied, and pleased with what thou art, Act cheerfully and well thou allotted part; Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, And neither fear, nor wish, the approaches of the last.

However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.

Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.

Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.

For life is only life when blessed with health.

When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.

A fisherman's walk: three steps and overboard.