Life is not living, but living in health.
That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.