The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo. (The drop excavates the stone, not with force but by falling often.)
Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I scarcely recognize as our own.
Remove but the temptations of leisure, and the bow of Cupid will lose its effect.
Make good use of your time, it flies fast.
As the mind of each man is conscious of good or evil, so does he conceive within his breast hope or fear, according to his actions.