It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as he be a man of merit.
It is not enough that poetry is agreeable, it should also be interesting.
Much is wanting to those who seek or covet much.
Sport begets tumultuous strife and wrath, and wrath begets fierce quarrels and war to the death.
Wise were the kings who never chose a friend till with full cups they had unmasked his soul, and seen the bottom of his deepest thoughts.
Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.