If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.

If a man does not know to what port he is steering, no wind is favourable to him.

I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.

I do not distinguish by the eye, but by the mind, which is the proper judge.

He will live ill who does not know how to die well.

He who spares the wicked injures the good.

He who spares the wicked injures the good.

Fate rules the affairs of mankind with no recognizable order.

Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.

Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labour the body.

Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.

Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed.

Delay not; swift the flight of fortune's greatest favours.

Dangerous is wrath concealed. Hatred proclaimed doth lose its chance of wreaking vengeance.

Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment.

Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.

Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.

As was his language so was his life.

An unpopular rule is never long maintained.

All art is an imitation of nature.