It is wretched business to be digging a well just as thirst is mastering you.
It is common to forget a man and slight him if his good will cannot help you.
Laws are subordinate to custom.
Are you not accustomed to look at home, when you abuse others?
This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler.
It is easier to begin well than to finish well.