Dreams surely are difficult, confusing, and not everything in them is brought to pass for mankind. For fleeting dreams have two gates: one is fashioned of horn and one of ivory. Those which pass through the one of sawn ivory are deceptive, bringing tidings which come to nought, but those which issue from the one of polished horn bring true results when a mortal sees them.

It is better to watch people do stuff than to do stuff.

Wine sets even a thoughtful man to singing, or sets him into softly laughing, sets him to dancing. Sometimes it tosses out a word that was better unspoken.

Wise to resolve, and patient to perform.

The natural thing, my lord, men and women joined.

After the event, even a fool is wise.

There is no fouler fiend than a woman when her mind is bent to evil.