Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a living tomb.
Death is a release from and an end of all pains.
We are sure to get the better of fortune if we do but grapple with her.
There exists no more difficult art than living.
Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.
It is expedient for the victor to wish for peace restored; for the vanquished it is necessary.