It is well to be informed about the winds, About the variations in the sky, The native traits and habits of the place, What each locale permits, and what denies.
You, Roman, remember to rule peoples with your power. -Tu regere imperio populos, Romane, memento
The wavering multitude is divided into opposite factions.
Uneven numbers are the gods' delight.
What region of the earth is not full of our calamities?
The flocks fear the wolf, the crops the storm, and the trees the wind.