Since we are mortal, friendships are best kept to a moderate level, rather than sharing the very depths of our souls.
It is a good thing to be rich and strong, but it is a better thing to be loved.
I love the old way best, the simple way of poison, where we too are strong as men.
There is the sky, which is all men's together.
Give a wise man an honest brief to plead and his eloquence is no remarkable achievement.
What we look for does not come to pass; God finds a way for what none foresaw.