He that shuns trifles must shun the world.
Black is a pearl in a woman's eye.
Fair words never hurt the tongue.
Man is a torch borne in the wind; a dream But of a shadow, summed with all his substance.
Extremes, though contrary, have the like effects. Extreme heat kills, and so extreme cold: extreme love breeds satiety, and so extreme hatred; and too violent rigor tempts chastity, as does too much license.
Let no man under value the price of a virtuous woman's counsel.