Occupation: Writer Birth: 85 Bc Death: 43
Necessity gives the law and does not itself receive it..
It is better to learn late than never..
All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom..
When two do the same thing, it is not the same thing after all..
Even one hair has a shadow..
Some remedies are worse than the disease..
Clean hands are better than full ones in the sight of God..
Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid..
Wisdom had rather be buffeted than not listened to..
The wickedness of the few makes the calamity of the many..
When you are at sea, keep clear of the land..
Union gives strength to the humble..
We should lay up in peace what we shall need in war..
It is sometimes expedient to forget what you know..
The gladiator lays his plans after he enters the arena..
Love's wounds can be healed only by the one who inflicts them..
The wounds of love can only be healed by the one who made them.
The gods never let us love and be wise at the same time..
What is to be once resolved on should be first often well considered..
The bare recollection of anger kindles anger..
Venus yields to caresses, not to compulsion..