She - philosophy is equally helpful to the rich and poor: neglect her, and she equally harms the young and old..

I prayed only for a small piece of land, a garden, an ever-flowing spring, and bit of woods..

We hate virtue when it is safe; when removed from our sight we diligently seek it. [Lat., Virtutem incolumem odimus, Sublatum ex oculis quaerimus.].

Leave the rest to the gods..

Let your mind, happily contented with the present, care not what the morrow will bring with it..

He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves..

This used to be among my prayers - a piece of land not so very large, which would contain a garden.

Who then is sane? He who is not a fool..

One night is awaiting us all, and the way of death must be trodden once. [Lat., Omnes una manet nox, Et calcanda semel via leti.].

The one who prosperity takes too much delight in will be the most shocked by reverses..

Believe it, future generations..

Time will bring to light whatever is hidden it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor..

Our parents, worse than our grandparents, gave birth to us who are worse than they, and we shall in our turn bear offspring still more evil..

When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied with his own, as a matter of course..

Nothing is achieved without toil..

Gold will be slave or master..

Of what use are laws, inoperative through public immortality? [Lat., Quid leges sine moribus Vanae proficiunt?].

If you drive nature out with a pitchfork, she will soon find a way back..

High descent and meritorious deeds, unless united to wealth, are as useless as seaweed..

The gods my protectors. [Lat., Di me tuentur.].

It is hard to utter common notions in an individual way..