Fortune always will confer an aura of worth, unworthily; and in this world The lucky person passes for a genius.
What anger worse or slower to abate then lovers love when it turns to hate.
Love distills desire upon the eyes, love brings bewitching grace into the heart.
To a father waxing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter; sons have spirits of a higher pitch, but less inclined to endearing fondness.
Both to the rich and poor, wine is the happy antidote for sorrow.
Anger exceeding limits causes fear and excessive kindness eliminates respect.