Occupation: Writer Birth: 85 Bc Death: 43
Suspicion cleaves to the dark side of things..
To accept a favor is to sell one's freedom. -Beneficium accipere libertatem est vendere.
It's a bad plan that can't be changed..
To-day is the pupil of yesterday.
Anger would inflict punishment on another; meanwhile, it tortures itself..
The gods never let us love and be wise at the same time..
Other people's things are more pleasing to us, and ours to other people. -Aliena nobis, nostra plus aliis placent.
The bare recollection of anger kindles anger..
Always shun whatever may make you angry..
We should lay up in peace what we shall need in war..
To spare the guilty is to injure the innocent..
The poor lack much, the greedy everything..
A great man may commence life in a hovel..
Discord gives a relish for concord..
Lovers know what they want, but not what they need..
He who has plenty of pepper will pepper his cabbage..
Nothing can be done quickly and prudently at the same time..
A wise man will be master of his mind, a fool will be its slave..
Frugality is misery in disguise..
Hasty conclusions lead to speedy repentance..
Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear..