When undertaking marriage, everyone must be the judge of his own thoughts, and take counsel from himself.
Let every one be fully convinced in his own mind.
All's well in the end, if you've only the patience to wait.
Remove idleness from the world and soon the arts of Cupid would perish.
Languages exist by arbitrary institutions and conventions among peoples; words, as the dialecticians tell us, do not signify naturally, but at our pleasure.
It is quite a common and vulgar thing among humans to understand, foresee, know and predict the troubles of others. But oh what a rare thing it is to predict, know, foresee and understand one's own troubles.