It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.

A fisherman's walk: three steps and overboard.

The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.

For wealth's now given to none but to the rich.

The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved, in a tear of the sisters of Phaeton, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar. It has obtained a worthy reward for its great toils; we may suppose that the bee itself would have desired such a death.

When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.

Be merry if you are wise.