The pleasure that is granted to me from a sense of duty ceases to be a pleasure at all.

The gods favor the bold.

To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to our manners, and removes all awkwardness.

We can learn even from our enemies.

Presents, believe me, seduce both men and gods.

If you give up your quiet life, the bow of Cupid will lose its power.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.