An illustrious name, revered by the nations. |
Delay is ever fatal to those who are prepared |
Delay is ever fatal to those who are prepared |
God cheats men into living on by hiding how blest it is to die |
Great fear is concealed under daring. |
I have a wife, I have sons; all these hostages have I given to fortune |
I have a wife, I have sons: all of them hostages given to fate. |
In a state of anarchy power is the measure of right |
Keep to moderation, keep the end in view, follow nature |
Keep to moderation, keep the end in view, follow nature |
Might was the measure of right |
Nobody ever chooses the already unfortunate as objects of his loyal friendship. |
Pigmies placed on the shoulders of giants see more than the giants themselves |
Pompey lives after his battles, but his fortune has perished. |
Some men by ancestry are only the shadow of a mighty name. |