Take away the danger and remove the restraint, and wayward nature runs free.
Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much.
He is armed without who is innocent within, be this thy screen, and this thy wall of brass.
He who is upright in his way of life and free from sin.
Poets wish to profit or to please.
Make a good use of the present.
Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.
You who write, choose a subject suited to your abilities and think long and hard on what your powers are equal to and what they are unable to perform.
Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself.
Nothing is too high for the daring of mortals: we storm heaven itself in our folly.
A picture is a poem without words.
Youth is unduly busy with pampering the outer person.
Let us my friends snatch our opportunity from the passing day.
It is your business when the wall next door catches fire.
In labouring to be concise, I become obscure.
We are just statistics, born to consume resources.
Life is largely a matter of expectation.
A jest often decides matters of importance more effectual and happily than seriousness.
It’s a good thing to be foolishly gay once in a while.
Subdue your passion or it will subdue you.
He gains everyone’s approval who mixes the pleasant with the useful.
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