Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
What ignorance there is in human minds.
Gold will buy the highest honours; and gold will purchase love.
The high-spirited man may indeed die, but he will not stoop to meanness. Fire, though it may be quenched, will not become cool.
That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least inviting.
The result justifies the deed.