It is only love that has already fallen sick that is killed by absence.
Old age appears hideous to us until we have to choose between it and death.
... see well how it often befalls that to rise to the topmost degree would make it seem that the abyss is on high.
It is easier to win love than to keep it.
The years that a woman subtracts from her age are not lost. They are added to other women's.
To have a good enemy, choose a friend; he knows where to strike.