There is, to be sure, no evil without something good.

Nulla dies sine linea - Not a day without a line.

Example is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.

There is alas no law against incompetency; no striking example is made. They learn by our bodily jeopardy and make experiments until the death of the patients, and the doctor is the only person not punished for murder.

Accustom yourself to master and overcome things of difficulty; for if you observe, the left hand for want of practice is insignificant, and not adapted to general business; yet it holds the bridle better than the right, from constant use.

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

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.