It is the same in love as in war; a fortress that parleys is half taken.
The more hidden the venom, the more dangerous it is.
I should rejoice if my pleasures were as pleasing to God as they are to myself.
Bashfulness is not becoming to maidenhood, though modesty always is.
There is no greater fool than the man who thinks himself wise; no one is wiser than he who suspects he is a fool.
envy and hatred fascinate the eyes and never make them see things as they are.