If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the story; if too large it trips him up, if too small it pinches him.
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No, but you're wrong now, and always will be.
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He who studies to imitate the poet Pindar, O Julius, relies on artificial wings fastened on with wax, and is sure to give his name to a glassy sea.
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Nothing is achieved without toil.
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To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.
[Lat., Dulcis inexpertis cultura potentis amici;
Expertus metuit.]
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