Calumny is like counterfeit money; many people who would not coin it circulate it without qualms.
It is easier to win love than to keep it.
It is easier to die for a cause than to live for it.
To have a good enemy, choose a friend; he knows where to strike.
Old age appears hideous to us until we have to choose between it and death.
It is only love that has already fallen sick that is killed by absence.