The prudent man really frames his own fortunes for himself.
The gods confound the man who first found out How to distinguish hours! Confound him, too, Who in this place set up a sun-dial, To cut and hack my days so wretchedly Into small portions.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in joke.
I esteem death a trifle, if not caused by guilt.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had cast himself from a precipice.
Men understand the worth of blessings only when they have lost them.