If a man does not know to what port he is steering, no wind is favourable to him.
- Seneca
Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labour the body.
- Seneca
All art is an imitation of nature.
- Seneca
Life without the courage for death is slavery.
- Seneca
If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.
- Seneca
Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favors you have received.
- Seneca
Not to feel one’s misfortunes is not human, not to bear them is not manly.
- Seneca
He will live ill …

The medicine increases the disease.
- Virgil
I shudder when relating it.
- Virgil
None but himself can be his parallel.
- Virgil
Trust one who has gone through it.
- Virgil
We can’t all do everything.
- Virgil
From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
- Virgil
The hour is ripe, and yonder lies the way.
- Virgil
She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret fire.
- Virgil
Here’s Death! twitching my ear: “Live,” says he, “for I’m coming.
- Virgil
O accursed hunger of gold, to what dost thou not compel human hearts!
- Virgil
Trust …

Woman once made equal to man becomes his superior.
- Socrates
My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not, you’ll become a philosopher.
- Socrates
Do not be angry with me if I tell you the truth.
- Socrates
I pray thee, O God that I may be beautiful within.
- Socrates
A husband is what’s left of the lover after the nerve has been extracted.
- Socrates
He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy.
- Socrates
Beauty …

Too much liberty corrupts us all.
- Terence
How often events, by chance, and unexpectedly, came to pass, which you had not dared even to hope for!
- Terence
You’re a wise person if you can easily direct your attention to what ever needs it.
- Terence
A word to the wise is sufficient.
- Terence
We are all of us the worse for too much liberty.
- Terence
The strictest justice is sometimes the greatest injustice.
- Terence
What a grand thing it is to be clever and have common sense.
- Terence
There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult …