Maxioms by Persius (aulus Persius Flaccus)
 The belly is the teacher of art and the bestower of genius.
 [Lat., Magister artis ingeniique largitor venter.]  
 The belly is the teacher of art and the bestower of genius.
 [Lat., Magister artis ingeniique largitor venter.] 
 Why, like the hindmost chariot wheels, art curst
 Still to be near but ne'er to reach the first.
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 Why, like the hindmost chariot wheels, art curst
 Still to be near but ne'er to reach the first.
  [Lat., Nam quamvis prope to, quamvis temone sub uno
   Verentem sese, frustra sectabere cantum
    Cum rota posterior curras et in axe secundo.] 
Out of the frying pan into the fire.
Out of the frying pan into the fire.
 Each man has his own desires; all do not possess the same 
inclinations.
 [Lat., Velle suuum cuique est, read more 
 Each man has his own desires; all do not possess the same 
inclinations.
 [Lat., Velle suuum cuique est, nec voto vivitur uno.] 
To be pointed out with the finger.
To be pointed out with the finger.