A little rain beats down a big wind. Long drinking bouts break open the tun(der).
Oh how unhappy is the prince served by such men who are so easily corrupted.
I never sleep comfortably except when I am at sermon or when I pray to God.
Giving words [is] an act of lovers.
I'd gladly do without a valet. I'm never so well treated as when I'm without a valet.
I urge you to spend your youth profitably in study and virtue.... In brief, let me see in you an abyss of knowledge.