Of the land which the Romans gained by conquest from their neighbours, part they sold publicly, and turned the remainder into common; this common land they assigned to such of the citizens as were poor and indigent, for which they were to pay only a small acknowledgment into the public treasury. But when the wealthy men began to offer larger rents, and drive the poorer people out, it was enacted by law that no person whatever should enjoy more than five hundred acres of ground.

The belly has no ears.

Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.

The giving of riches and honors to a wicked man is like giving strong wine to him that hath a fever.

Words will build no walls.

Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.

What All The World Knows Water is the principle, or the element, of things. All things are water.