A friend is, as it were, a second self.
Be contented when you have got all you want.
The shifts of Fortune test the reliability of friends.
Let the punishment match the offense.
If a man aspires to the highest place, it is no dishonor to him to halt at the second, or even at the third.
The freedom of poetic license.
History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquity.
Law stands mute in the midst of arms.