The envious man grows lean at the success of his neighbor..

Whom has not the inspiring bowl made eloquent? [Lat., Foecundi calices quem non fecere disertum.].

Mediocrity is not allowed to poets, either by the gods or men..

Misfortunes, untoward events, lay open, disclose the skill of a general, while success conceals his weakness, his weak points..

What will this boaster produce worthy of this mouthing? The mountains are in labor; a ridiculous mouse will be born. [Lat., Quid dignum tanto feret h….

Whatever things injure your eye you are anxious to remove; but things which affect your mind you defer..

I was what you are, you will be what I am..

Blend a little folly with thy worldly plans: it is delightful to give loose on a proper occasion..

As riches grow, care follows, and a thirst For more and more..

Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it will turn sour..

The miser acquires, yet fears to use his gains..

The bowl dispels corroding cares..

It is not enough that poetry is agreeable, it should also be interesting..

What wonders does not wine! It discloses secrets; ratifies and confirms our hopes; thrusts the coward forth to battle; eases the anxious mind of its ….

It's a good thing to be foolishly gay once in a while..

Whom does undeserved honour please, and undeserved blame alarm, but the base and the liar?.

You will live wisely if you are happy in your lot..

Never without a shilling in my purse..

In the midst of hopes and cares, of apprehensions and of disquietude, regard every day that dawns upon you as if it was to be your last; then super-a….

Those who go overseas find a change of climate, not a change of soul..

When discord dreadful bursts the brazen bars, And shatters iron locks to thunder forth her wars..