When Fortune comes, seize her in front with a sure hand, because behind she is bald.
Good writing comes from good talent.
Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.
Vitality and beauty are gifts of Nature for those who live according to its laws.
Do not reveal, if liberty is precious to you; my face is the prison of love.
Wherever good fortune enters, envy lays siege to the place and attacks it; and when it departs, sorrow and repentance remain behind.