Nothing in the world is so incontinent as a man's accursed appetite.
One who contends with immortals lives a very short life.
Better to live or die, once and for all, than die by inches.
Hunger is insolent, and will be fed.
down from his brow she ran his curls like thick hyacinth clusters full of blooms
Bear patiently, my heart, for you have suffered heavier things.