Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that's how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
Laugh, if thou art wise.
If pale beans bubble for you in a red earthenware pot, you can often decline the dinners of sumptuous hosts.
He who thinks that the lives of Priam and of Nestor were long is much deceived and mistaken. Life consists not in living, but in enjoying health.