They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.
Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want to get something out of them, otherwise you'll come home to me with a full belly and an empty purse.
The best thing for a man to do is to be born and, being born, to die at once.
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood.
Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius.
I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or better than friendship.