“If deeds are wanting all words appear mere vanity and emptiness.”
“It is easier to talk than to hold one's tongue.”
“The net of the sleeper catches fish.”
“When the gods are angry with a man they give him what he asks for.”
“He who would be happy should stay at home.”
“We must endure what fortune sends.”
“Gray hair is a sign of age not of wisdom.”
“The beginning is half of every action.”