There are divers men who make a great show of loyalty, and pretend to such discretion in the hidden things they hear, that at the end folk come to put faith in them.

For what the lover would, that would the beloved; what she would ask of him that should he go before to grant. Without accord such as this, love is but a bond and a constraint.

Being too consumed in fear all the time will result in poor quality of life

Whoever wants to tell a variety of stories ought to have a variety of beginnings.

I love no woman, for love is a serious business, not a jest.

Out of five hundred who speak glibly of love, not one can spell the first letter of his name.

Fairest and dearest, your wrath and anger are more heavy than I can bear; but learn that I cannot tell what you wish me to say without sinning against my honour too grievously.