Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.

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.

Work divided is in that manner shortened.

Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.

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

What's a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.

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