The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.

Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.

It is folly to waste labour about trifles.

I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, "I do not love thee."

If I remember right, Aelia, you had four teeth; a cough displaced two, another two more. You can now cough without anxiety all the day long. A third cough can find nothing to do in your mouth.

It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, "I will live." To-morrow's life is too late; live to-day.

What quick wit is found in sudden straits!