To dispute with a drunkard is to debate with an empty house.
The poor man is ruined as soon as he begins to ape the rich.
Mighty rivers can easily be leaped at their source.
No tears are shed when an enemy dies.
Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes a fool of him.
To accept a favor is to sell one's freedom. -Beneficium accipere libertatem est vendere