Occupation: Writer Birth: 85 Bc Death: 43
They who plough the sea do not carry the winds in their hands..
The hope of reward is the solace of labor..
Hares can gambol over the body of a dead lion..
He is a despicable sage whose wisdom does not profit himself..
He gets through too late who goes too fast..
The bow too tensely strung is easily broken..
It is a bitter dose to be taught obedience after you have learned to rule..
Society in shipwreck is comfort to all..
If what must be given is given willingly the kindness is doubled..
To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the nature of their troubles..
To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age..
If you can walk, you can run..
It is more easy to get a favor from fortune than to keep it..
Gain at the expense of reputation is manifest loss..
Necessity knows no law except to conquer..
The circumstances of others seem good to us, while ours seem good to others..
Man has been lent, not given, to life..
When reason rules, money is a blessing..
Take care that no one hates you justly..
Great hatred can be concealed in the countenance, and much in a kiss..
Repentance follows hasty counsels..