Surfeit begets insolence, when prosperity comes to a bad man.

Fairly examined, truly understood, No man is wholly bad, nor wholly good.

Boy, you're like a horse. Just now sated with seed, You've come back to my stable, Yearning for a good rider, fine meadow, An icy spring, shady groves.

Not to be born at all would be the best thing for man.

He who mistrusts most should be trusted least.

Restrain thy mind, and let mildness ever attend thy tongue.

The greatest treasure you can leave your children is a sense of modesty and the advice to follow virtuous persons.

Even to a wicked man a divinity gives wealth, Cyrnus, but to few men comes the gift of excellence.

Bright youth passes swiftly as a thought.

Ploutos , no wonder mortals worship you: You are so tolerant of their sins !

One finds many companions for food and drink, but in a serious business a man's companions are very few.

Be patient with your pain. Take the time you need. There is no rush. Be patient and loving with yourself. You deserve your own kindness.

One wonders what would happen in a society where there were no rules to break. Doubtlessly everyone would quickly die of boredom.

The poems are all wrong. It's a bang, a really big bang. Not a whimper. And sometimes gold can stay.

Jesus doesn’t take sides; He takes over.

The only way on Earth to influence other people is to talk about what they want and show them how to get it.

As long as one is following the right way, one should never be concerned about the reproaches of those who like to find faults.

How many times have I told you, don't get caught by the bad guys!

You invest yourself in what you believe can succeed.

I think even celebrities deserve their privacy. I really do. It's sort of a hideous spectacle, the public feeding on all this information.

With the way I like to work, I always have to draw [inspiration] from somewhere, and the best place to take from is your own life.