They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that's how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.