Humankind's chief fault is that they have so many small ones.
The romance of life begins and ends with two blank pages. Age and extreme old age.
It is easier and handier for men to flatter than to praise.
The purer the golden vessel, the more readily is it bent; the higher worth of woman is sooner lost than that of man.
I have made as much out of myself as could be made of the stuff, and no man should require more.
Flowers never emit so sweet and strong a fragrance as before a storm. When a storm approaches thee, be as fragrant as a sweet-smelling flower.