Sæpe Faunorum voces exauditæ, / Sæpe visæ formæ deorum—Voices of Fauns are often heard, and shapes of gods often seen.
Sæpe in conjugiis fit noxia, cum nimia est dos—Quarrels often arise in marriages when the dowry is excessive. Auson.
Sæpe ingenia calamitate intercidunt—Genius often goes to waste through misfortune. Phæd.
Sæpe nihil inimicus homini quam sibi ipse—Often 25 a man is his own worst enemy. Cic.
Sæpe premente Deo, fert Deus alter opem—Often when we are oppressed by one deity, another comes to our help.
Sæpe stylum vertas, iterum quæ digna legi sint / Scripturus; neque, te ut miretur turba, labores / Contentus paucis lectoribus—You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being read a second time; and labour not for the admiration of the crowd, but be content with a few choice readers. Hor.
Sæpe summa ingenia in occulto latent—The greatest talents often lie buried out of sight. Plaut.
Sæpe tacens vocem verbaque vultus habet—Often a silent countenance is expressive (lit. has a voice and speaks). Ovid.
Sæpe via obliqua præstat quam tendere recta—It 30 is often better to go the circuitous way than the direct one.
Sæpius ventis agitatur ingens / Pinus, et celsæ graviore casu / Decidunt turres, feriuntque summos / Fulmina montes—The huge pine is more frequently shaken by the winds, high towers fall with a heavier crash, and it is the mountain-tops that the thunderbolts strike. Hor.