What may not be altered is made lighter by patience.
Tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.
That I make poetry and give pleasure - if I give pleasure - are because of you.
Plant no other tree before the vine.
Virtuosi have been long remarked to have little conscience in their favorite pursuits. A man will steal a rarity who would cut off his hand rather than take the money it is worth. Yet, in fact, the crime is the same.
There is a mean in all things; even virtue itself has stated limits; which not being strictly observed, it ceases to be virtue.