I believe that school makes complete fools of our young men, because they see and hear nothing of ordinary life there. PETRONIUS BelieveCompleteFoolsLifeManOrdinarySchoolYoung
Just as dumb creatures are snared by food, human beings would not be caught unless they had a nibble of hope. PETRONIUS CreatureFoodHope
A man who is always ready to believe what is told him will never do well, especially a businessman. PETRONIUS BelieveBusinessMan
Leave your home, O youth, and seek out alien shores. A wider range of life has been ordained for you. PETRONIUS AlienHomeLeavingLifeYourself
Everyone will find what he’s looking for. Nothing pleases everyone: this man gathers thorns, that one roses. PETRONIUS FindingHappinessOneselfPleasureRose
Outward beauty is not enough; to be attractive a woman must use words, wit, playfulness, sweet-talk, and laughter to transcend the gifts of nature. PETRONIUS AttractiveBeautifulEnoughGiftNature
Nothing is falser than people’s preconceptions and ready-made opinions; nothing is sillier than their sham morality. PETRONIUS ConceptionFalseMoralPeople
Can’t you see that I’m only advising you to beg yourself not to be so dumb PETRONIUS AdviceBegDumbSeeYourself
He that has a penny in his purse, is worth a penny: Have and you shall be esteemed. PETRONIUS EsteemHimselfWorthYourself
