Do you ask what sort of a maid I desire or dislike, Flaccus? I dislike one too easy and one too coy. The just mean, which lies between the two extremes, is what I approve; I like neither that which tortures nor that which cloys.

Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.

There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.

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.

Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.

Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.

Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.