A spaniel, a woman, and a walnut tree, the more they're beaten the better they be.
To those we love best we say the least
A joy that's shared is a joy made double.
A child may have too much of his mother's blessing.
The use of butterflies is to adorn the world and delight the eyes of men, to brighten the countryside, serving like so many golden spangles to decorate the fields.
One means very effectual for the preservation of health is a quiet and cheerful mind, not afflicted with violent passions or distracted with immoderate cares.