Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded..

I court not the votes of the fickle mob..

Though your threshing floor grind a hundred thousand bushels of corn, not for that reason will your stomach hold more than mine..

A portion of mankind take pride in their vices and pursue their purpose; many more waver between doing what is right and complying with what is wrong..

Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan carefully before making a move, and be alert ….

Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest..

Mark what and how great blessings flow from a frugal diet; in the first place, thou enjoyest good health..

In trying to be concise I become obscure..

To marvel at nothing is just about the one and only thing, Numicius, that can make a man happy and keep him that way..

Mediocrity in poets has never been tolerated by either men, or gods, or booksellers..

To drink away sorrow..

While we're talking, envious time is fleeing: pluck the day, put no trust in the future.