He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!
What has this unfeeling age of ours left untried, what wickedness has it shunned?
No one is content with his own lot.
The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.
He who has made it a practice to lie and deceive his father, will be the most daring in deceiving others.
Poetry is like painting: one piece takes your fancy if you stand close to it, another if you keep at some distance.