Nothing is cheap which is superfluous, for what one does not need, is dear at a penny.
He who owns a hundred sheep must fight with fifty wolves
Painting is silent poetry.
The superstitious man wishes he did not believe in gods, as the atheist does not, but fears to disbelieve in them.
The crowns of kings do not prevent those who wear them from being tormented sometimes by violent headaches.
It is a hard matter, my fellow citizens, to argue with the belly, since it has no ears.