If the elbow had been placed closer to the hand, the forearm would have been too short to bring the glass to the mouth; and if it had been closer to the shoulder, the forearm would have been so long that it would have carried the glass beyond the mouth.

There is no such thing as a good war or a bad peace.

Out of adversity comes opportunity.

Don't you know, that all wives are in the right? It may be you don't, for you are yet a young husband.

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.

One good husband is worth two good wives, for the scarcer things are, the more they are valued.

If the elbow had been placed closer to the hand, the forearm would have been too short to bring the glass to the mouth; and if it had been closer to the shoulder, the forearm would have been so long that it would have carried the glass beyond the mouth.