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.
Fools laugh at the Latin language. -Rident stolidi verba Latina
When there is plenty of wine, sorrow and worry take wing.
There is no excellency without difficulty.
It is no less a feat to keep what you have, than to increase it. In one there is chance, the other will be a work of art.
Whilst you are prosperous you can number many friends; but when the storm comes you are left alone.