“Give up all hope of peace so long as your mother-in-law is alive.”

When did reason ever direct our desires or our fears?

No wicked man knows happiness, and least of all the seducer of others.

If nature’s inspiration fails, indignation will beget the poem.

Pray for a healthy mind in a healthy body.

Luck often raises vulgarity to a high position, to create mirth for the beholders.

It is a poor thing to lean upon the fame of others, lest the pillars give way and the house fall down in ruin.

Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt.

A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.

All wish to be learned, but no one is willing to pay the price.

Rare is the union of beauty and purity.

It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die.

A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.

Is it a simple form of madness to lose a hundred thousand sesterces, and not have a shirt to give to a shivering slave?

Where talent is lacking, anger writes poetry.

This precept descended from Heaven: know thyself.

Vice can deceive under the guise and shadow of virtue.

I wish I can still hold your hand like I used to. I wish you were still alive.

The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.

Through my up and down I keep a big smile on my face because I know I’m blessed to be alive.

No one gets out of this world alive, so the time to live, learn, care, share, celebrate, and love is now.

Take a break and think how incredible it is to be alive on this beautiful planet.

As long as you are breathing there is time. Don’t rush time. Let it flow how it needs to.

You deserve to be alive to see the incredible things you will do in life.

Be always grateful. You are alive. You have options.