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.

At certain times, men regard poetry merely as a bright flame, but to women it was, and always will be, a warm fire.

A wise man can and should stand above his times, not so the poet, but he should be their apex.

Love! Hate! Is there no third?

A book is quite a beautiful thing, even more so learning. Together, however, all they amount to is called book-learning.

Before passing different laws for different people, I'd relinquish myself unto you as your slave.

Pity, but never love bestows kind words upon the slave.