“We must endure what fortune sends.”
“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.”
“Gray hair is a sign of age not of wisdom.”
“If deeds are wanting all words appear mere vanity and emptiness.”
“The beginning is half of every action.”