The brief span of our poor unhappy life to its final hour Is hastening on; and while we drink and call for gay wreaths, Perfumes, and young girls, old age creeps upon us, unperceived.
Honesty's praised, then left to freeze.
I only feel, but want the power to paint.
Every great house is full of haughty servants.
A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
To eat off another man's plate. [To live an another's expense.]
The tongue is the vile slave's vilest part.
The thirst after fame is greater than that after virtue; for who embraces virtue if you take away its rewards?
Have the courage to do something which deserves transportation if you want to be somebody.
Dat veniam corvis, vexat censura columbas. - Censure acquits the raven, but pursues the dove.
Majestic mighty Wealth is the holiest of our gods.
The greatest hardship of poverty is that it tends to make men ridiculous.
The fisherman could perhaps be bought for less than the fish.
Those things please more, which are more expensive.
Death alone discloses how insignificant are the puny bodies of men.
Let him love none and be by none beloved!
It is difficult not to write satire.
Many commit the same crimes with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime; another a crown.
Every fault of the mind becomes more conspicuous and more guilty in proportion to the rank of the offender
For whoever meditates a crime is guilty of the deed.
Already long ago, from when we sold our vote to no man, the People have abdicated our duties; for the People who once upon a time handed out military command, high civil office, legions — everything, now restrains itself and anxiously hopes for just two things: bread and circuses.
Be gentle with the young.
Conscience, the executioner, shaking her secret scourge.
One path alone leads to a life of peace. The path of virtue.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth the having.
Follow AzQuotes on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Every day we present the best quotes! Improve yourself, find your inspiration, share with friends
or simply: