| James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899. | | | | Ausonius |
| | | Una dies aperit, conficit una dies—In one day it opens its blossoms, in one day it decays. Of the rose. | 1 |
| Can we wonder that men perish and are forgotten, when their noblest and most enduring works decay? | 2 |
| Crux est si metuas quod vincere nequeas—It is torture to fear what you cannot overcome. | 3 |
| If fortune favour you, be not elated; if she frown, do not despond. | 4 |
| Ignoscas aliis multa, nil tibi—You should pardon many things in others, nothing in yourself. | 5 |
| Multis terribilis caveto multos—If you are a terror to many, then beware of many. | 6 |
| Sæpe in conjugiis fit noxia, cum nimia est dos—Quarrels often arise in marriages when the dowry is excessive. | 7 |
| Si fortuna juvat, caveto tolli; / Si fortuna tonat, caveto mergi—If fortune favours you, be not lifted up; if she fulminates, be not cast down. | 8 | | |
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