The office of the prince and that of the writer are defined and assigned as follows: the nobleman gives rank to the written work,the writer provides food for the prince.

I notice well that one stray step from the habitual path leads irresistibly into a new direction. Life moves forward, it never reverses its course.

You even called me stupid in your verse, and I'm almost agreeing, for where stupidity is involved, you are quite an expert, friend.

When the theater gates open, a mob pours inside, and it is the poet's task to turn it into an audience.

North and West have always vied for power and territory, but their recent competition as to which one is more insidious of the twohas been more peaceful.

Compilers resemble gluttonous eaters who devour excessive quantities of healthy food just to excrete them as refuse.

How can you say that love is blind? Keener than a young eagle's is its sight.