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Love is born of idleness and, once born, by idleness is fostered.
Let what is irksome become habitual, no more will it trouble you.
Men should not care too much for good looks; neglect is becoming.
Very slight violence will break that which has once been cracked.
The ungovernable passion for wealth. [Lat., Opum furiata cupido.]
When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
It's useful that there should be Gods, so let's believe there are.
Fas est ab hoste doceri. One should learn even from one's enemies.
Good-bye to the lies of the poets. [Lat., Valeant mendacia vatum.]
The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.
O ye gods! what thick encircling darkness blinds the minds of men!
Beauty, if you do not open your doors, takes age from lack of use.
Envy assails the noblest: the winds howl around the highest peaks.
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for another.]
There are as many characters in men As there are shapes in nature.
Though the strength is lacking, yet the willingness is commendable.
Give way to your opponent; thus will you gain the crown of victory.
Whether they yield or refuse, it delights women to have been asked.
Alas! how difficult it is not to betray one's guilt by one's looks.
Time spent in the cultivation of the fields passes very pleasantly.
The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger appeased.
Today is truly the Golden Age: gold buys hornor, gold procures love
The purpose of law is to prevent the strong always having their way.
Where crime is taught from early years, it becomes a part of nature.
Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good.
Nothing is more useful to man that those arts which have no utility.
The judge's duty is to inquire about the time, as well as the facts.
The mind alone can not be exiled. [Lat., Mens sola loco non exulat.]
If he did not succeed, he at least failed in a glorious undertaking.
Temporis ars medicina fere est. Time is generally the best medicine.
Man looks aloft, and with erected eyes Beholds his hereditary skies.
That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least inviting.
Hate I shall, if I can; if I can't, I shall love though not willing.
He who holds the hook is aware in what waters many fish are swimming.
If you give up your quiet life, the bow of Cupid will lose its power.
The gods see the deeds of the righteous. [Lat., Di pia facta vident.]
Those gifts are ever more precious which the giver has made precious.
Time is a stream which glides smoothly on and is past before we know.
We are slow to believe that which if believed would hurt our feelings.
There are a thousand forms of evil; there will be a thousand remedies.
Honesty, by evil fortune tried, Finds in adversity the seed of praise.
Things which of themselves avail nothing, when united become powerful.
The mind grows sicker than the body in contemplation of it's suffering.
A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man sickens.
It is some relief to weep; grief is satisfied and carried off by tears.
Sleep, nature's rest, divine tranquility, That brings peace to the mind.
Many women long for what eludes them, and like not what is offered them.
Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of the fair.
The mind that's conscious of its rectitude, Laughs at the lies of rumor.
The mightiest rivers lose their force when split up into several streams.