A broad-backed ox can be driven straight on his road even by a small goad.
The strongest iron, hardened in the fire, most often ends in scraps and shatterings.
Isn't it the sweetest mockery to mock our enemies?
It is best to live however one can be.
The rewards of virtue alone abide secure.
A trifle is often pregnant with high importance; the prudent man neglects no circumstance.