Fools through false shame, conceal their open wounds.
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.
Victory is by nature superb and insulting.
It is not enough for poems to be fine; they must charm, and draw the mind of the listener at will.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.