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

"Choose a subject equal to your abilities; think carefully what your shoulders may refuse, and what they are capable of bearing."

"The power of daring anything their fancy suggest, as always been conceded to the painter and the poet."

"To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it."

"Money is a handmaiden, if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress, if thou knowest not."

"Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects your soul you postpone the cure until next year?"

"Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings."

"Anger is a short madness."

"I hate the irreverent rabble and keep them far from me."

"Suffering is but another name for the teaching of experience, which is the parent of instruction and the schoolmaster of life."

"Subdue your passion or it will subdue you."

"Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant."

"Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself."

"Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor."

"The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced; But the righteous are like carvings upon stone, For their smallest act is durable."

"Your own safety is at stake when your neighbor's wall is ablaze."

"We are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others."

"Life is largely a matter of expectation."

"Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain."

"Undeservedly you will atone for the sins of your fathers."

"Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much."

"Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to hear, but they will not keep what is entrusted to them."

"Fidelity is the sister of justice."

"Poets wish to profit or to please."

"Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work."

"It is your business when the wall next door catches fire."

"A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small, to pinch the feet. So it is with those whose fortune does not suit them."

"Words will not fail when the matter is well considered."

"Sad people dislike the happy, and the happy the sad; the quick thinking the sedate, and the careless the busy and industrious."

"Let your literary compositions be kept from the public eye for nine years at least."

"Leave the rest to the gods."

"It is the false shame of fools to try to conceal wounds that have not healed."

"A word once uttered can never be recalled."

"Every old poem is sacred."

"If matters go badly now, they will not always be so."

"He tosses aside his paint-pots and his words a foot and a half long."

"A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably."

"It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say; when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement."

"Lawyers are men who hire out their words and anger."

"A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune."

"Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan carefully before making a move, and be alert in guarding against relapse following a renaissance."

"Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it."

"You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back."

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