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If fame comes after death, I'm in no hurry for it. [Lat., Si post fata venit gloria non propero.] - [Fame] If fame is only to come after death, I am in no hurry for it. - [Fame] If I remember right, Aelia, you had four teeth; a cough displaced two, another two more. You can now cough without anxiety all the day long. A third cough can find nothing to do in your mouth. - [Epigrams] It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure. - [Proverbs] It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched. - [Adversity] It is folly to waste labour about trifles. - [Proverbs] It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them. - [Idolatry] It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life. - [Past] Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health. - [Proverbs] Make it a point not to be over-fascinating. - [Proverbs] Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh. - [Proverbs] Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man. - [Retrospection] One genius has made many clever artists. - [Genius] Rarity gives a charm: thus early fruits are most esteemed; thus winter roses obtain a higher price; thus coyness sets off an extravagant mistress: a door ever open attracts no young suitor. - [Attractiveness] Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're a good man, you're a wonder! - [Proverbs] Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it. - [Mortality] Some things are good, some middling, more bad. - [Proverbs] Spare the person, but lash the vice. - [Vice] The face that cannot smile is never fair. - [Smiles] There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody. - [Proverbs] There's nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair. [Lat., Calvo turpius est nihil compto.] - [Baldness : Contempt : Hair] They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.] - [Proverbs] This division of labour will lessen the task. - [Proverbs] To-morrow life is too late: live to-day. - [Today] To-morrow thou wilt live, didst thou say, Posthumus? to-day is too late; he is the wise man who lived yesterday. - [Tomorrow] Displaying page 2 of 7 for this author: << Prev Next >> 1 [2] 3 4 5 6 7
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