Maxioms by Horace (quintus Horatius Flaccus)
 Were it not for imagination, sir, a man would be as happy in the 
arms of a chambermaid as read more 
 Were it not for imagination, sir, a man would be as happy in the 
arms of a chambermaid as of a duchess. 
 I am not what I once was.
 [Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]  
 I am not what I once was.
 [Lat., Non sum qualis eram.] 
 He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.
 [Fr., Celui qui a de l'imagination sans erudition read more 
 He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.
 [Fr., Celui qui a de l'imagination sans erudition a des ailes, et 
n'a pas de pieds.] 
 When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, one 
hundred.  
 When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, one 
hundred. 
 What will this boaster produce worthy of this mouthing? The 
mountains are in labor; a ridiculous mouse will be read more 
 What will this boaster produce worthy of this mouthing? The 
mountains are in labor; a ridiculous mouse will be born.
 [Lat., Quid dignum tanto feret hic promissor hiatu?
  Parturiunt montes; nascetur ridiculus mus.]