For life is only life when blessed with health.
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
For wealth's now given to none but to the rich.
Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are bald. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are carrotty. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are one-eyed. He who kisses you, Philaenis, sins against nature.
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.