Occupation: Writer Birth: 85 Bc Death: 43
He who spares the bad injures the good..
It is his nature, not his standing, that makes the good man..
Why do we not hear the truth? Because we do not speak it..
Better use medicines at the outset than at the last moment..
Pain forces even the innocent to lie..
To lose a friend is the greatest of all losses..
A noble spirit finds a cure for injustice in forgetting it..
Only the bold get to the top..
An enemy despised is the most dangerous of all enemies..
He who lives only for himself is truly dead to others..
We simply rob ourselves when we make presents to the dead..
It is a good thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others..
Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury..
The most delightful pleasures cloy without variety..
Anyone who believes that men are the equal of women has never seen a man trying to wrap a Christmas present..
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble about..
That man has the fewest wants who is the least anxious for wealth..
One ungrateful person does an injury to all needy people..
Any one can hold the helm when the seas are calm..
The wounds of love can only be healed by the one who made them.
Courage comes by being brave; fear comes by holding back..