No hero to me is the man who, by easy shedding of his blood, purchases fame: my hero is he who, without death, can win praise.

Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.

Be satisfied, and pleased with what thou art, Act cheerfully and well thou allotted part; Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, And neither fear, nor wish, the approaches of the last.

The world is blessed most by men who do things, and not by those who merely talk about them. -James Oliver 'Tomorrow I will live,' the fool does say; tomorrow itself is late; the wise live yesterday.

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

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.

There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.