Human excellence means nothing Unless it works with the consent of God.
He who can properly summarize many ideas in a brief statement, is a wise man.
Delusive hope still points to distant good.
What can we take on trust in this uncertain life? Happiness, greatness, pride - nothing is secure, nothing keeps.
New faces have more authority than accustomed ones.
If a man rejoice not in his drinking, he is mad; for in drinking it's possible ... to fondle breasts, and to caress well tended locks, and there is dancing withal, and oblivion of woe.