Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.

There is no glory in otustripping donkeys.

He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.

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

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.

Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are bald. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are carrotty. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are one-eyed. He who kisses you, Philaenis, sins against nature.

If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.