He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.
If it is well with your belly, chest and feet - the wealth of kings can't give you more.
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
Words challenge eternity.
Nothing is too high for the daring of mortals: we storm heaven itself in our folly.
Not gods, nor men, nor even booksellers have put up with poets' being second-rate.