Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his physician his heir.
It is well to moor your bark with two anchors.
He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.
Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.
It is foolish to fear that which you cannot avoid. -Stultum est timere quod vitare non potes
Venus yields to caresses, not to compulsion.