My dear Tiberius, you must not give way to youthful emotion or take it to heart if anyone speaks ill of me; let us be satisfied if we can make people stop short at unkind words.

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

It is better to allow our lives to speak for us than our words.

It is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later.

Short words are best, and the old words, when short, are best of all.

In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet.