There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
Take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.
You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being read a second time; and don't labor for the admiration of the crowd, but be content with a few choice readers.
Faults are soon copied.
Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to our insufficient fortune.
Think of the wonders uncorked by wine! It opens secrets, gives heart to our hopes, pushes the cowardly into battle, lifts the load from anxious minds, and evokes talents. Thanks to the bottle's prompting no one is lost for words, no one who's cramped by poverty fails to find release.