The elephant is never won by anger; nor must that man who would reclaim a lion take him by the teeth.

Bacchus ever fair and young, Drinking joys did first ordain. Bachus's blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure, Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure- Sweet is pleasure after pain.

Beware of the fury of the patient man.

He who proposes to be an author should first be a student.

Great wits are sure to madness near allied, and thin partitions do their bounds divide.

The commendation of adversaries is the greatest triumph of a writer, because it never comes unless extorted.

You see through love, and that deludes your sight, As what is straight seems crooked through the water.