Nothing is there more friendly to a man than a friend in need.

If you do anything well, gratitude is lighter than a feather; if you give offense in anything, people's wrath is as heavy as lead.

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.

If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless you have been sparing.

Laws are subordinate to custom.

The man who would be fully employed should procure a ship or a woman, for no two things produce more trouble.

Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.