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Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop.
The man who falls in love chill find plenty of occupation.
Stones are hollowed out by the constant dropping of water.
The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
Pleasure is sweetest when 'tis paid for by another's pain.
I see and praise what is better, but follow what is worse.
Chastity, once lost, cannot be recalled; it goes only once.
We do not bear sweets; we are recruited by a bitter potion.
To feel our ills is one thing, but to cure them is another.
Happy is he who dares courageously to defend what he loves.
Wine prepares the heart for love, unless you take too much.
Do not lay on the multitude the blame that is due to a few.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
How little is the promise of the child fulfilled in the man.
Giving requires good sense. [Lat., Rest est ingeniosa dare.]
The gods have their own laws. [Lat., Sunt superis sua jura.]
Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.
Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.
Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it.
Judgement of beauty can err, what with the wine and the dark.
That you may please others you must be forgetful of yourself.
Remove the temptation of idleness and Cupid's bow is useless.
Lovers remember everything. [Lat., Meminerunt omnia amantes.]
Love is a naked child: do you think he has pockets for money?
Though strength be wanting, the will to action Merits praise.
Twice does he live who can enjoy the remembrance of the past.
You put aside the work that's done, and seek some work to do.
A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.
Women can always be caught; that's the first rule of the game.
When the heart is sick it cannot bear the slightest annoyance.
Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.
If you are not ready today, you will be even less so tomorrow.
Majesty and love do not well agree, nor do they live together.
Minds that are ill at ease are agitated by both hope and fear.
Fair peace is becoming to men; fierce anger belongs to beasts.
The vulgar crowd values friends according to their usefulness.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.
Fools laugh at the Latin language. -Rident stolidi verba Latina
Happy the man who ventures boldly to defend what he holds dear.
The poet's labors are a work of joy, and require peace of mind.
It is lawful to be taught by an enemy. Fas est ab hoste doceri.
It is some alleviation to ills we cannot cure to speak of them.
Gold will buy the highest honours; and gold will purchase love.
Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
Envy, the meanest of vices, creeps on the ground like a serpent.
Tears are at times as eloquent as words. [Weeping hath a voice.]
Safety lies in the middle course. [Lat., Medio tutissimus ibis.]
Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.
That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long.