Dare to do things worthy of imprisonment if you mean to be of consequence.
A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber's face.
There is nothing which power cannot believe of itself, when it is praised as equal to the gods.
No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of others.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
All things may be bought in Rome with money.
Honesty's praised, then left to freeze.
Nature and wisdom always say the same.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
Refrain from doing ill; for one all powerful reason, lest our children should copy our misdeeds; we are all too prone to imitate whatever is base and depraved.
I only feel, but want the power to paint.
Be, as many now are, luxurious to yourself, parsimonious to your friends. [Lat., Esto, ut nunc multi, dives tibi pauper amicis.]
Dat veniam corvis, vexat censura columbas. - Censure acquits the raven, but pursues the dove.
The brief span of our poor unhappy life to its final hour Is hastening on; and while we drink and call for gay wreaths, Perfumes, and young girls, old age creeps upon us, unperceived.
Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.
Virtue is the only and true nobility. [Lat., Nobilitas sola est atque unica virtus.]
Have the courage to do something which deserves transportation if you want to be somebody.
The tongue is the vile slave's vilest part.
From the disease of one the whole flock perishes.
Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.
The thirst after fame is greater than that after virtue; for who embraces virtue if you take away its rewards?
The fisherman could perhaps be bought for less than the fish.
The greatest hardship of poverty is that it tends to make men ridiculous.
Majestic mighty Wealth is the holiest of our gods.
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