 What is now reason was formerly impulse or instinct. |
| In an easy matter. Anybody can be eloquent. |
| Love is a kind of warfare. |
| It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are. |
| Love is full of anxious fears. |
| Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward. |
| Love is a thing that is full of cares and fears. |
| Venus favors the bold. |
| Majesty and love do not consort well together, nor do they dwell in the same place. |
| He whom all hate all wish to see destroyed. |
| Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour. |
| At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time. |
| Beauty is a fragile gift. |
| There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled. |
| All things can corrupt when minds are prone to evil. |
| What is without periods of rest will not endure. |
| Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop. |
| An evil life is a kind of death. |
| Against the bold, daring is unsafe. |
| The gods behold all righteous actions. |
