Arm yourself, my heart: the thing that you must do is fearful, yet inevitable.
Remember this! No amount of Bacchic reveling can corrupt an honest woman.
There is desire in those who love to hear about their loved ones' pains.
I love the old way best, the simple way of poison, where we too are strong as men.
The man is happiest who lives from day to day and asks no more, garnering the simple goodness of life.
A rare spoil for a man Is the winning of a good wife; very Plentiful are the worthless women.