As youth lives in the future, so the adult lives in the past: No one rightly knows how to live in the present.

Reason and the ability to use it are two separate skills.

The most irascible person is most likely to become apathetic in dangerous situations.

Do hurry and proclaim the concordat. Then castrate yourselves to keep from sinning.

A heart that overflows may seek out merrymaking and boisterous festivities to quietly rejoice, unnoticed amidst the reveling crowds.

What is done for the children is doubly beneficial, since their success, obvious to everyone, educates the parents as well.

Gold is the gift of vanity and common pride, but flowers are the gift of love and friendship.