Petronius
Quotes by Petronius
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A man who is always ready to believe what is told him will never do well, especially a businessman.
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It is fear that first brought gods into the world.
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Heaven is equally distant everywhere.
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Just as dumb creatures are snared by food, human beings would not be caught unless they had a nibble of hope.
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He that has a penny in his purse, is worth a penny: Have and you shall be esteemed.
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We know that you are mad with much learning.
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He was always ready to pick a halfpenny out of the dirt with his teeth.
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Women are one and all a set of vultures.
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