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Now, that's enough.

Never inquire into another man's secret; bur conceal that which is intrusted to you, though pressed both be wine and anger to reveal it.

Bolt from the blue.

The sorrowful dislike the gay, and the gay the sorrowful.

Why do you laugh? Change but the name, and the story s told of yourself. Mutato nomine de te fabula narratur.]

The wolf dreads the pitfall, the hawk suspects the snare, and the kite the covered hook.

You may see me, fat and shining, with well-cared for hide, . . . a hog from Epicurus' herd.

Instruction enlarges the natural powers of the mind.

The trainer trains the docile horse to turn, with his sensitive neck, whichever way the rider indicates.

If you wish me to weep, you must first show grief yourself.

Leuconoe, close the book of fate, For troubles are in store, . . . . Live today, tomorrow is not.

They change their sky, not their mind, who cross the sea. A busy idleness possesses us: we seek a happy life, with ships and carriages: the object of our search is present with us.

Plant no other tree before the vine.

Who knows whether the gods will add tomorrow to the present hour?

Who knows whether the gods will add tomorrow to the present hour?

I court not the votes of the fickle mob.

Riches either serve or govern the possessor.

For everything divine and human, virtue, fame, and honor, now obey the alluring influence of riches.

Noble descent and worth, unless united with wealth, are esteemed no more than seaweed.