Misfortunes, untoward events, lay open, disclose the skill of a general, while success conceals his weakness, his weak points.

That I make poetry and give pleasure - if I give pleasure - are because of you.

The more a man denies himself, the more shall he obtain from God.

Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things.

He can afford to be a fool.

Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.

Wherein is the use of getting rid of one thorn out of many?