"Beware of Greeks bearing gifts."
- Latin proverb
"No gain satisfies a greedy mind."
"Make haste slowly."
"Nothing reaches the intellect before making its appearance in the senses."
"An army of stags led by a lion would be better than an army of lions led by a stag."
"Like father like son."
"Love is a kind of military service."
"Money like a queen gives rank and beauty ."
"Possessions dwindle: I mourn their loss. But I mourn the loss of time much more for anyone can save his purse but none can win back lost time."
"We all envy other people's luck."