The tempest threatens before it comes; houses creak before they fall.
There is no evil that does not offer inducements. Vices tempt you by the rewards which they offer.
He robs present ills of their power who has perceived their coming beforehand.
You must live for another if you wish to live for yourself.
Why does no one confess his sins? Because he is yet in them. It is for a man who has awoke from sleep to tell his dreams.
Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others.