Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
The face that cannot smile is never fair.
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
Do you ask why I am unwilling to marry a rich wife? It is because I am unwilling to be taken to husband by my wife. The mistress of the house should be subordinate to her husband, for in no other way, Priscus, will the wife and husband be on an equality.
It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.