Flee laziness which while it produces an immediate delight, ends in the sorrow of repentance. And know that nature without exercise is a seed shut up in the pod, and art without practice is nothing.

Why should the eyes be denied what delights them most?

The best thing for a man to do is to be born and, being born, to die at once.

A man who permits his honor to be taken, permits his life to be taken.

There is no food more satiating than milk and honey; and just as such foods produce disgust for the palate, so perfumed and gallant words make our ears belch.

If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them.

I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.