Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.
I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.
When you introduce a moral lesson, let it be brief.
All singers have this fault: if asked to sing among friends they are never so inclined; if unasked, they never leave off.
Don't long for the unripe grape.
There is a fault common to all singers. When they're among friends and are asked to sing they don't want to, and when they're not asked to sing they never stop.