If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
He whom the Gods love dies young.
Whatever disgrace we may have deserved, it is almost always in our power to re-establish our character.
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.
It is customary these days to ignore what should be done in favour of what pleases us.
Ah yes, the gods use us mortals as footballs!