Slander-mongers and those who listen to slander, if I had my way, would all be strung up, the talkers by the tongue, the listeners by the ears.
In everything the middle road is best.
It is difficult to fly without wings.
Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
This is the great fault of wine; it first trips up the feet: it is a cunning wrestler.