“Fas est ab hoste doceri.One should learn even from one's enemies.”

“It's right to learn, even from the enemy.”

“Right it is to be taught even by the enemy.”

“Qui non est hodie eras minus aptus erit. He who is not prepared today will be less so tomorrow. ”

“Venus of Eryx, from her mountain throne,Saw Hades and clasped her swift-winged son, and said:'Cupid, my child, my warrior, my power,Take those sure shafts with which you conquer all,And shoot your speedy arrows to the heartOf the great god to whom the last lot fellWhen the three realms were drawn. Your masterySubdues the gods of heaven and even Jove,Subdues the ocean's deities and him,Even him, who rules the ocean's deities.Why should Hell lag behind? Why not there tooExtend your mother's empire and your own....?Then Cupid, guided by his mother, openedHis quiver of all his thousand arrowsSelected one, the sharpest and the surest,The arrow most obedient to the bow,And bent the pliant horn against his kneeAnd shot the barbed shaft deep in Pluto's heart.”

“A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.”

“The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.”