Wine maketh the band quivering, the eye watery, the night unquiet, lewd dreams, a stinking breath in the morning, and an utter forgetfulness of all things.

It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.

But with man, — by Hercules! most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.

The most disgraceful cause of the scarcity [of remedies] is that even those who know them do not want to point them out, as if they were going to lose what they pass on to others.

We live by reposing trust in each other.

I would have a man generous to his country, his neighbors, his kindred, his friends, and most of all his poor friends. Not like some who are most lavish with those who are able to give most of them.

Nothing is more useful than wine for strengthening the body and also more detrimental to our pleasure if moderation be lacking.